tert-Butyl nitrite
SIAL/20370 - technical, ≥90% (GC)
Synonym: 1,1-Dimethylethyl nitrite
CAS Number: 540-80-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H9NO2
Molecular Weight: 103.12
EC Number: 208-757-0
MDL Number: MFCD00002055
Linear Formula: (CH3)3CONO
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥90% (GC) |
| bp | 61-63 °C (lit.) |
| density | 0.864 g/mL at 20 °C |
| 0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) | |
| form | liquid |
| functional group | nitroso |
| O-nitroso | |
| grade | technical |
| impurities | ≤8% tert-butyl alcohol |
| InChI | 1S/C4H9NO2/c1-4(2,3)7-5-6 |
| InChI key | IOGXOCVLYRDXLW-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| refractive index | n |
| n |
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| SMILES string | CC(C)(C)ON=O |
| solubility | alcohol: very soluble |
| chloroform: very soluble | |
| diethyl ether: very soluble | |
| glycerol: insoluble | |
| water: slightly soluble | |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| Application: | tert-Butyl nitrite can be used as a reactant to synthesize aryl diazonium salts via diazotation. |
| General description: | tert-Butyl nitrite is an organic building block widely used in various organic transformations such as oxidation, diazotization, nitrosation, nitration, oximation, N-synthon, and miscellaneous reactions. |
| Other Notes: | Reagent for nitrosations, kinetics; Clean source of Me3C radicals by near-UV photolysis |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 mL in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() GHS02,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H225 - H302 + H332 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 |
| Hazard Codes | F,Xn |
| Risk Statements | 11-20/22 |
| Safety Statements | 16-24-46 |
| RIDADR | UN 2351 3 / PGII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Flash Point(F) | 14.0 °F - closed cup |
| Flash Point(C) | -10 °C - closed cup |
| Purity | ≥90% (GC) |
| bp | 61-63 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 0.864 g/mL at 20 °C; 0.867 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.) |
| Refractive Index | n |
| Storage Temp. | 2-8°C |
| UNSPSC | 12352100 |



