Nomenclature
CAS number: 543-67-9
Nitrous acid propyl ester.
C
3H
7NO
2; mol wt 89.09.
C 40.44%, H 7.92%, N 15.72%, O 35.92%.
Description and references
Prepd from silver nitrite and n-propyl bromide: Reynolds, Adkins, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 51, 279 (1929); from n-propanol, sodium nitrite, and dil sulfuric acid:
Cowley, Partington, J. Chem. Soc. 1933, 1252.
Properties
Liquid. d420 0.8864. bp760 46-48°. nD20 1.3592; also reported as nD20 1.3613. Soluble
in alcohol, ether.Caution
Inhalation causes vasodilation,
smooth muscle relaxation, hypotension.Use
Jet propellant.