7865. Propyl Nitrite

Nomenclature

CAS number: 543-67-9
Nitrous acid propyl ester.
C3H7NO2; 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.

Chemical structure

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.