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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl nitrite | |||
Other names
1-Nitrosooxyethane
Ethyl alcohol nitrite Nitrous acid Nitrous ether Ethyl ester Nitrethyl | |||
Identifiers | |||
3D model (
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ChEMBL | |||
ChemSpider | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.385 | ||
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Properties | |||
C2H5NO2 | |||
Molar mass | 75.067 g·mol−1 | ||
Boiling point | 17 °C (63 °F; 290 K) | ||
5.07 g/100 ml | |||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
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[1] | ||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite with a chemical formula C2H5NO2. It may be prepared from ethanol. [2]
It is used as a reagent with butanone to yield the dimethylglyoxime end product.
Ethyl nitrite is the main ingredient in a traditional ethanol-based South African remedy for colds and flu known as Witdulsies, which is sold in pharmacies. It is known as a traditional Afrikaans remedy; the same remedy is apparently made by the Amish in the US. However, FDA has blocked over-the-counter sales of this same remedy, known in the US as sweet nitrite or sweet spirit of nitre, since 1980. [3] Its use has been associated with fatal methemoglobinemia. [4]
Methemoglobinemia is the primary toxic effect of ethyl nitrite. [5] Due to ethyl nitrite's high volatility and faint smell, in the presence of ethyl nitrite vapors, it is easy to breath a high dose of it without realizing, resulting in methemoglobinemia, [6] which may or may not be severe, or even fatal.
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Names | |||
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethyl nitrite | |||
Other names
1-Nitrosooxyethane
Ethyl alcohol nitrite Nitrous acid Nitrous ether Ethyl ester Nitrethyl | |||
Identifiers | |||
3D model (
JSmol)
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ChEMBL | |||
ChemSpider | |||
ECHA InfoCard | 100.003.385 | ||
PubChem
CID
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UNII | |||
CompTox Dashboard (
EPA)
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Properties | |||
C2H5NO2 | |||
Molar mass | 75.067 g·mol−1 | ||
Boiling point | 17 °C (63 °F; 290 K) | ||
5.07 g/100 ml | |||
Hazards | |||
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |||
Main hazards
|
[1] | ||
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their
standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
|
The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite with a chemical formula C2H5NO2. It may be prepared from ethanol. [2]
It is used as a reagent with butanone to yield the dimethylglyoxime end product.
Ethyl nitrite is the main ingredient in a traditional ethanol-based South African remedy for colds and flu known as Witdulsies, which is sold in pharmacies. It is known as a traditional Afrikaans remedy; the same remedy is apparently made by the Amish in the US. However, FDA has blocked over-the-counter sales of this same remedy, known in the US as sweet nitrite or sweet spirit of nitre, since 1980. [3] Its use has been associated with fatal methemoglobinemia. [4]
Methemoglobinemia is the primary toxic effect of ethyl nitrite. [5] Due to ethyl nitrite's high volatility and faint smell, in the presence of ethyl nitrite vapors, it is easy to breath a high dose of it without realizing, resulting in methemoglobinemia, [6] which may or may not be severe, or even fatal.
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cite web}}
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link) CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link)