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n-butyl nitrite

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More on Nitrites Definition: Salts of nitrous acid or compounds containing the group NO2-. The inorganic nitrites of the type MNO2 (where M=metal) are all insoluble, except the alkali nitrites. The organic nitrites may be isomeric, but not identical with the corresponding nitro compounds. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)     
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
n-butyl nitrite [ butyl nitrite,n-butyl nitrite, 15N-labeled ]
  RN given refers to parent cpd; structure in Merck Index, 9th ed, #1570 		544-16-1 nitrous acid, butyl ester  *Nitrites
Pharma Action Vasodilator Agents 		Ann Intern Med 1980;92(4):570

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