Butyl Nitrate - Safety

Safety

An explosive. Reacts explosively with Lewis acids (e.g., boron trifluoride; aluminum chloride; etc.). When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of nitrous oxide. Can cause slurred speech, euphoria, nausea, fainting, stupor, rapid heartbeat, anoxia, smooth muscle relaxation, lowered blood pressure, headache, vasodilation, myocardial sensitization, and hallucinations. If used the effects of this can last from 2 to 3 minutes. The effects of overdosing include damage to lungs, liver, kidneys, bone marrow, brain, suffocation, choking, anemia, possible stroke, and, in worst cases, death. Also there is a change of addiction to Butyl Nitrate and common symptoms of withdrawal are runny nose, insomnia, loss of or increased appetite, depression, irritability, headache, cramps, nausea, and tremors.

Butyl nitrate
IUPAC name

Butyl nitrate
Identifiers
CAS number 928-45-0 N
PubChem 13567
ChemSpider 12978 Y
ChEMBL CHEMBL249809 Y
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SMILES

  • (=O)OCCCC
InChI

  • InChI=1S/C4H9NO3/c1-2-3-4-8-5(6)7/h2-4H2,1H3 Y
    Key: QQHZPQUHCAKSOL-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

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