Misplaced Pages

Amyl nitrate

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
For the active ingredient in the recreational drugs known as poppers, see Amyl nitrite.
Amyl nitrate
Skeletal formula of pentyl nitrate
Ball-and-stick model of the pentyl nitrate molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name Pentyl nitrate
Other names n-Amyl nitrate
1-Nitrooxypentane
1-Pentyl nitrate
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.012.440 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 213-684-2
PubChem CID
UNII
UN number 1112
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C5H11NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-9-6(7)8/h2-5H2,1H3Key: HSNWZBCBUUSSQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
  • (=O)OCCCCC
Properties
Chemical formula C5H11NO3
Molar mass 133.147 g·mol
Boiling point 104 °C (219 °F; 377 K)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) -76.4·10 cm/mol
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms GHS02: FlammableGHS07: Exclamation mark
Signal word Warning
Hazard statements H226, H315, H319
Precautionary statements P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P280, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P370+P378, P403+P235, P501
Flash point 47.8 °C (118.0 °F; 320.9 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). ☒N verify (what is  ?) Infobox references
Chemical compound

Amyl nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula CH3(CH2)4ONO2. This molecule consists of the 5-carbon amyl group attached to a nitrate functional group. It is the ester of amyl alcohol and nitric acid.

Applications

Alkyl nitrates are employed as reagents in organic synthesis. Amyl nitrate is used as an additive in diesel fuel, where it acts as an "ignition improver" (cetane improver) by accelerating the ignition of fuel.

See also

References

  1. EPA on Pentyl nitrate
  2. Zajac, W. W. Jr. (2001). "1-Nitropropane". Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. John Wiley & Sons. doi:10.1002/047084289X.rn051. ISBN 0471936235.
  3. "Amyl Nitrate | Cameo Chemicals | Noaa". Cameochemicals.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
Category: