Chemistry
Synonyms include N-butyl nitrite, 1-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid, butyl ester.
It can be prepared by reacting nitrous acid (generated in situ by reacting a metal nitrite with a mineral acid) with n-butanol.
Butyl nitrite is highly flammable.
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