Pentyl nitrite

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

{{distinguish|amyl nitrite|pentyl nitrate}}

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| synonyms = n-Pentyl nitrate; n-Amyl nitrite; Nitramyl

| CAS_number = 463-04-7

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| PubChem = 10026

| ChemSpiderID = 9632

| UNII = H2HUX79FYK

| ChEMBL = 3188202

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| C=5|H=11|N=1|O=2

| smiles = CCCCCON=O

| StdInChI=1S/C5H11NO2/c1-2-3-4-5-8-6-7/h2-5H2,1H3

| StdInChIKey = CSDTZUBPSYWZDX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

| boiling_point = 104

| boiling_notes= {{GESTIS|ZVG=510045}}

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Pentyl nitrite is a chemical compound with the molecular formula, classified as an alkyl nitrite, used as an antihypertensive medicine.{{cite web | url = http://www.hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0015550 | title = Metabocard for Amyl Nitrite | publisher = Human Metabolome Database}} It is also used to treat cyanide poisoning.

It is one of the active ingredients for a recreational drug known as poppers.