Ethyl Nitrite
(rINNM)
Synonyms: Nitrous Acid Ethyl Ester; Nitrous Ether.
Cyrillic synonym: Этилнитрит.
💊 Chemical information
Chemical formula: C2H5NO2 = 75.07.
CAS — 109-95-5.
NOTE. Do not confuse with O-nitrosoethanol, a substance that has been referred to in the literature as ‘ethyl nitrite gas’.
💊 Profile
Ethyl nitrite has vasodilator effects similar to other volatile nitrites. Alcoholic solutions of ethyl nitrite (Ethyl Nitrite Spirit; Nitrous Ether Spirit; Sweet Nitre Spirit; Sp. Aether. Nitros.) have been used as a diaphoretic in the treatment of colds and fevers.
◊ Methaemoglobinaemia occurred in 2 infants given a folk remedy containing ethyl nitrite.
Despite treatment with methylthionium chloride 1 infant died.11. Chilcote RR, et al. Sudden death in an infant from methemoglobinemia after administration of “sweet spirits of nitre”. Pediatrics 1977; 59: 280–2.
💊 Preparations
Proprietary Preparations
S.Afr.: Witdulsies.
Published May 08, 2019.