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Isobutyl nitrite is a volatile organic nitrite used as an ingredient of incenses, room odorizers, and jet propellants. It can also cause various adverse effects on health, such as tumor growth, immunosuppression, and cyanide poisoning.
Learn about isobutyl nitrite, a volatile liquid used as a room odorizer and an inhalant. Find out its chemical properties, uses, effects, and health risks from various chapters and articles on ScienceDirect.
Isobutyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite, an ester of isobutanol and nitrous acid. It is used as an inhalant drug that induces a brief euphoria, and as part of the antidote for cyanide poisoning. It may cause headaches, dizziness and fainting, and is poisonous to people with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
15 lut 2021 · A 69-year-old male presented with severe methemoglobinemia after ingesting isobutyl nitrite, a recreational drug also known as 'Gold Rush'. He was treated with intravenous methylene blue and recovered after two days in the ICU.
4.2.1. Genetic and related effects. Isobutyl nitrite has been evaluated for genotoxicity and related potential in a variety of assays. Table 4.1, Table 4.2, and Table 4.3 summarize the studies considered the most representative of the genetic and related effects of isobutyl nitrite.
Isobutyl nitrite, like other poppers, is mainly used for its psychoactive effects; its vasodilator properties are experienced as a cerebral “rush” (Dixon et al., 1981). Poppers are illegal in many countries (e.g. Australia, Canada, and France); isobutyl nitrite and other poppers are therefore commonly marketed as air freshener or deodor-
Isobutyl nitrite, like other poppers, is mainly used for its psychoactive effects; its vasodilator properties are experienced as a cerebral “rush” (Dixon et al., 1981). Poppers are illegal in many countries (e.g. Australia, Canada, and France); isobutyl nitrite and other poppers are therefore commonly marketed as air freshener or deodorizer ...
