Pentyl nitrite is a chemical compound with the molecular formula, classified as an
alkyl nitrite, used as an antihypertensive medicine.
It is also used to treat cyanide poisoning.
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It is one of the chemicals used recreationally as ]poppers
Popper is a slang term given broadly to drugs of the chemical class called alkyl nitrites that are inhaled. Most widely sold products include the original isoamyl nitrite or isopentyl nitrite, and isopropyl nitrite. Isobutyl nitrite is al ...
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alkyl nitrites
Inhalants