Agent Name
tert-Butyl nitrite
Major Category
Nitrogen Compounds
Synonyms
Nitrous acid, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester (9CI); Nitrous acid, t-butyl ester; 1,1-Dimethylethyl nitrite; alpha,alpha-Dimethylethyl nitrite; [ChemIDplus] Nitrous acid tert-butyl ester; [Merck Index] UN2351
Category
Nitrates and Nitrites
Description
Yellow liquid with an agreeable odor; [Merck Index] Sweet odor; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a jet propellant; [Merck Index]
Comments
Causes cyanosis in inhalation lethal-concentration studies of mice; Causes methemoglobinemia in oral lethal-dose studies of mice; [RTECS] A mild skin and eye irritant; May induce methemoglobinemia; Harmful by ingestion and inhalation; [Alfa Aesar MSDS] See "n-Butyl nitrite" and "Isobutyl nitrite."
Lethal Concentration
LC50 (mouse) = 10,852 ppm/1hr
Explanatory Notes
The Guide in the Emergency Response Guidebook is for "Butyl nitrites."
Methemoglobinemia
MetHgb is secondary toxic effect
Other Information
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