Talk:Amyl nitrite
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[edit] Meaning of amyl
I've added the following reference because it appears to be somewhat at odds with the text of this Wikipedia article. Delete if it is irrelevant. Also, I'm putting this comment at the top of this discussion page in the hope that it will get noticed. Move if necessary. -- Astrochemist 01:24, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
- Abstract for an article in the Journal of Chemical Education (1996, volume 73, page 1127) by Richard A. Kjonaas on the use of the word "amyl".
[edit] Article's original source
The original version of this article was taken from the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica.
[edit] Nitrite or nitrate
Is it nitrite or nitrate? They are different chemical groups. -- RTC 08:58 Nov 26, 2002 (UTC)
It's nitrite, as far as I know -- nitrate was a typo.
- Correct. I mistyped it as I was monkeying around with the text. However, I have seen the drug referenced as amyl nitrate quite often. Perhaps we should have a redirect page at amyl nitrate for those who might mistakenly type that into the search bar? --Dante Alighieri
Hmm. This typo is quite common -- a lot of people are vague as to which it is. The more authoritative-seeming articles tend to use "nitrite". Putting a simple redirect in might lead people to think that amyl nitrate == amyl nitrite, which could be more confusing, rather than less. -- Anon.
I think the best method is what is currently being done -- a link placed on the "Amyl Nitrate" page referring back to this page. By using that it draws a distinction best. -- Anon number 2.
The text mentioning medical application comes from the 1911 EB. Does anybody know if it's still true? -- Toby Bartels 12:09 1 Jun 2003 (UTC)
This article is just plain wrong. Amyl nitrate is the inhalant known as "poppers" or "rush". Amyl nitrite becomes explosive in contact with air - I doubt anyone is inhaling that. Consult the MERCK index!
[edit] Heavy editing
I just did a lot of heavy editing. I added an entire ring of nitrite stuff. Anyone who knows anything about any of the nitrites should expand one of them. Information for each specific nitrite is pretty difficult to come by, so I wasn't able to add alot of information. I also made a template for the various alkyl nitrites; if there are more that I missed (which I'm sure there are), they need to be added.
Please be careful when editing all of these, the current information out there about alkyl nitrites is actually very jumbled up, so it is hard to determine what people are talking about when it comes to isobutyl nitrite, butyl nitrite, cyclohexyl nitrite, amyl nitrite, ethyl nitrite, methyl nitrite, etc. Anyone with awesome info, leave some info in my talk page so I can check it out, I'm pretty interested in the various alkyl nitrites. --Ddhix 2002 12:25, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
At the moment, the structure, CAS, and IUPAC name don't agree, they are referring to different isomers. I believe the IUPAC name correctly describes the drug: the structure should be branched, and the correct CAS for the branched structure (iso-amyl) is 110-46-3. (Sources: pubchem, Aldrich catalog for isopentyl nitrite.) 2005-10-04
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This article is just plain wrong. Amyl nitrate is the inhalant known as "poppers" or "rush". Amyl nitrite becomes explosive in contact with air - I doubt anyone is inhaling that. Consult the MERCK index!
[edit] Schedule?
Schedule VI isn't really possible in the USA under the CSA. Maybe someone meant Schedule IV?
[edit] Wrong diagram?
I don't know if I'm being stupid, but the picture I see is of 1-nitrosooxy-pentane, not 3-methyl-1-nitrosooxy-butane.
[edit] Amyl nitrite and isoamyl nitrite
You need to figure out the differences between these two substances and make sure you are defining the right one.
- ^^^^^ Posted by 62.253.48.18
- And to respond. How about you do your own research instead of telling other people what they need to do? And, bud, amyl alcohol (and its corresponding nitrite) and isoamyl alcohol (and its corresponding nitrite) are two separate chemicals, although very closely related. See butyl nitrite and isobutyl nitrite for examples of this.--Ddhix 2002 12:20, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
