Chemical Property of Ethyl nitrite
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Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:clear colorless to yellow liquid
- Refractive Index:n20/D 1.36
- Boiling Point:20.039 °C at 760 mmHg
- Flash Point:-47.539 °C
- PSA：38.66000
- Density:1.05 g/cm3
- LogP:0.70430
- Storage Temp.:Refrigerator
- XLogP3:0.4
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:0
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:3
- Rotatable Bond Count:1
- Exact Mass:75.032028402
- Heavy Atom Count:5
- Complexity:28.8
- Transport DOT Label:Flammable Liquid Poison
- Purity/Quality:
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Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
F,
Xn,
E
- Hazard Codes:F,Xn,E
- Statements:
11-20/21/22-2
- Safety Statements:
7-16-35
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Total 1 MSDS from other Authors
Useful:
- Chemical Classes:Nitrogen Compounds -> Nitrates and Nitrites
- Canonical SMILES:CCON=O
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Description
The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite. It may be prepared from ethanol Ethyl nitrite is the main ingredient in a traditional ethanol-based South African remedy for colds and flu known as Witdulsies and sold in pharmacies. It is known as a traditional Afrikaans remedy and may have Dutch roots, as the same remedy is apparently made by the Germano-Dutch Amish people in the USA. However FDA has blocked over-the-counter sales of this same remedy, known in the USA as sweet nitrite or sweet spirit of nitre since 1980 .
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Uses
Organic reactions, synthetic flavoring. Ethyl Nitrite is an S-nitrosylating agent that improve tissue oxygenation in humans and sheep at normoxia and at reduced fraction of inspired oxygen during microvasculature. Ethyl Nitrite is also used as a therapeutic gas utilized in neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
