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Class 3.— Nitrites. 



Spiritus JEtheris Niteosi. Spirit of Nitrous Ether. 

 (U. S. & p. P.) 



'Synonym. — Sweet spirit of nitre, spiritus nitri dulcis, 

 spiritus nitrico - sethereus, B.; ether azoteux alcoolise, 

 liqueur anodine nitreuse, Fr.; versiisster sallpetergeist, G. 



An alcoholic solution of ethyl nitrite (C2H5NO2), yield- 

 ing, when freshly prepared, not less than 11 times its own 

 volume of nitrogen dioxide (NO). 



Derivation. — Dissolve sodium nitrate, 770, in water; 

 add deodorized alcohol, 550 ; introduce sulphuric acid, 520, 

 previously diluted with water ; distil in flask and condense. 

 Wash distillate with ice water to remove alcohol, with cold 

 solution of sodium carbonate to remove traces of acid; 

 agitate with potassium carbonate to remove traces of water ; 

 filter, and add sufficient deodorized alcohol to make the 

 mixture weigh 22 times the weight of the nitrous ether to 

 which it was added. 



Properties. — A clear, mobile, volatile, inflammable 

 liquid, of a pale-yellowish or faintly greenish-yellow tint, 

 having a fragrant ethereal and pungent odor, free from 

 acidity, and a sharp, burning taste. Spec. gr. 0.820. Mixes 

 freely with water and alcohol. 



Dose.—R. and C, § i.-iv. (30.-120.); Sh. and 8w., 3 ii.-iv. 

 (8.-15.); D.,1]l^x.-3i. (.6-4). 



Smaller doses every two hours, diarphoretic. Larger 

 doses, repeated three times daily, diuretic. 



Amylis Niteis. Amyl Nitrite. C,Hi,NO,. (U. S. P.) 



Synonym. — Amyl nitris, B.P.; amylum nitrosum, amyl- 

 sether nitrosus, amylo-nitrous ether, E.; azotite d'amyl, Fr,; 

 amylnitrit, G. 



A liquid containing about 80 per cent, of amyl (prin- 

 cipally iso-amyl) nitrite, together with variable quantities 

 of undetermined compounds. 



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