:Isopropyl nitrite

{{short description|Chemical compound}}

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| IUPAC_name = 2-propyl nitrite

| image = Isopropyl-nitrite-2D-skeletal.png

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| image2 = Isopropyl nitrite 3d structure.png

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| legal_AU = S10

| legal_AU_comment = [https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2024L01228 Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—October 2024) Instrument 2024] (Cth)

| legal_BR = C1

| legal_BR_comment = {{Cite web |author=Anvisa |author-link=Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency |date=2024-05-28 |title=RDC Nº 877 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial |trans-title=Collegiate Board Resolution No. 877 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control|url=https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-da-diretoria-colegiada-anvisa-n-877-de-28-de-maio-de-2024-562758149 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240925040323/https://www.in.gov.br/en/web/dou/-/resolucao-da-diretoria-colegiada-anvisa-n-877-de-28-de-maio-de-2024-562758149 |archive-date=2024-09-25 |access-date=2024-09-25 |publisher=Diário Oficial da União |language=pt-BR |publication-date=2024-05-28}}

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| legal_UK = Controlled Drug (Medicines Act 1968)

| legal_US = Unscheduled (illegal under Crime Control Act of 1990)

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| CAS_number_Ref = {{cascite|correct|??}}

| CAS_number = 541-42-4

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 2T3Y2PS0ZE

| ATC_prefix = None

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| PubChem = 10929

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| ChemSpiderID = 10466

| synonyms = Isopropyl alcohol nitrite; nitrous acid, isopropyl ester; 1-methylethyl nitrite; 2-propyl nitrite

| chemical_formula =

| C=3 | H=7 | N=1 | O=2

| smiles = O=NOC(C)C

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| StdInChI = 1S/C3H7NO2/c1-3(2)6-4-5/h3H,1-2H3

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| StdInChIKey = SKRDXYBATCVEMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| density = 0.8684

| boiling_point = 40

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The chemical compound isopropyl nitrite (or 2-propyl nitrite) is an alkyl nitrite made from isopropanol. It is a clear pale yellow oil that is insoluble in water.{{Cite book | veditors = Lide DR |title=Handbook of Chemistry and Physics |publisher= CRC Press |edition= 85th |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-8493-0485-9 }}

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