- Cyclohexyl nitrite
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Cyclohexyl nitrite Systematic (IUPAC) name cyclohexyl nitrite Clinical data Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status ? Identifiers CAS number 5156-40-1 ATC code None PubChem CID 545140 ChemSpider 474493 Synonyms Nitrous acid, cyclohexyl ester; N-Cyclohexyl nitrite; Cyclohexyl alcohol nitrite; C-hexyl nitrite Chemical data Formula C6H11NO2 Mol. mass 129.16 SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify) The compound cyclohexyl nitrite is an organic nitrite compound, with formula C6H11ONO. It is the ester of cyclohexanol and nitrous acid. It is an alkyl nitrite like amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite. It acts as an antianginal.
Alkyl nitrites ("Poppers") Amyl nitrite (isoamyl nitrite, isopentyl nitrite) · Butyl nitrite · Cyclohexyl nitrite · Ethyl nitrite · Hexyl nitrite · Isobutyl nitrite (2-methylpropyl nitrite) · Isopropyl nitrite · Methyl nitriteThis pharmacology-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.