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Record Information
Version5.0
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Creation Date2012-09-11 17:41:48 UTC
Update Date2023-02-21 17:20:09 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0031239
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB31239
Metabolite Identification
Common NameEthyl nitrite
DescriptionEthyl nitrite belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic o-nitroso compounds. These are organic compounds containing a n-nitroso group -ON=O. Ethyl nitrite is an ether tasting compound. Based on a literature review very few articles have been published on Ethyl nitrite.
Structure
Thumb
Synonyms
ValueSource
SPIRIT OF nitrous etherChEMBL, HMDB
NITREChEMBL, HMDB
SWEET spirit OFChEMBL, HMDB
Ethyl nitrite spiritHMDB
Ethylester kyseliny dusiteHMDB
FEMA 2446HMDB
Hyponitrous etherHMDB
Nitrosyl ethoxideHMDB
Nitrous acid, ethyl esterHMDB
Nitrous etherHMDB
Nitrous ethyl etherHMDB
Spirit OF ethyl nitriteHMDB
Sweet spirit OF niterHMDB
Sweet spirit OF nitreHMDB
Chemical FormulaC2H5NO2
Average Molecular Weight75.0666
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight75.032028409
IUPAC Nameethyl nitrite
Traditional Nameethyl nitrite
CAS Registry Number109-95-5
SMILES
CCON=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C2H5NO2/c1-2-5-3-4/h2H2,1H3
InChI KeyQQZWEECEMNQSTG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as organic o-nitroso compounds. These are organic compounds containing a n-nitroso group -ON=O.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic nitrogen compounds
ClassOrganonitrogen compounds
Sub ClassOrganic nitroso compounds
Direct ParentOrganic O-nitroso compounds
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Organic o-nitroso compound
  • Alkyl nitrite
  • Organic nitrite
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
Physiological effect
Disposition
ProcessNot Available
Role
Physical Properties
StateLiquid
Experimental Molecular Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Experimental Chromatographic PropertiesNot Available
Predicted Molecular Properties
Predicted Chromatographic Properties
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations
  • Cytoplasm
  • Extracellular
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
Tissue LocationsNot Available
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
Not Available
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB003266
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID7735
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkEthyl nitrite
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound8026
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI IDNot Available
Food Biomarker OntologyNot Available
VMH IDNot Available
MarkerDB IDNot Available
Good Scents IDrw1312811
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. Gago B, Nystrom T, Cavaleiro C, Rocha BS, Barbosa RM, Laranjinha J, Lundberg JO: The potent vasodilator ethyl nitrite is formed upon reaction of nitrite and ethanol under gastric conditions. Free Radic Biol Med. 2008 Aug 15;45(4):404-12. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2008.04.027. Epub 2008 Apr 26. [PubMed:18482590 ]
  2. (). Yannai, Shmuel. (2004) Dictionary of food compounds with CD-ROM: Additives, flavors, and ingredients. Boca Raton: Chapman & Hall/CRC.. .