General Description
Clear colorless to pale yellow liquid. Boiling point 154.4°F (68°C).
Reactivity Profile
An oxidizing agent but can serve as a reducing agent. May begin a vigorous reaction that culminates in a detonation if mixed with reducing agents, including hydrides, sulfides, nitrides, ammonium salts, cyanides, and many fuels.
Air & Water Reactions
Highly flammable. Insoluble in water. Slowly decomposes in water.
Fire Hazard
This chemical is flammable.
Chemical Properties
Isobutyl nitrite is a colourless to pale yellow liquid and has a pleasant and fruity odor.
Uses
Isobutyl Nitrite is used in the preparation of plasmoquin.
Definition
ChEBI: Isobutyl nitrite is a member of nitrite esters. It derives from an isobutanol.
Preparation
Isobutyl nitrite is synthesized by reacting isobutyl alcohol with sodium nitrite in dilute sulfuric acid (NTP, 1996).
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isobutyl_nitrite
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3698454
http://amylnitrite.org/isobutyl