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Substance Name: Potassium nitrite
RN: 7758-09-0
UNII: 794654G42L
InChIKey: BXNHTSHTPBPRFX-UHFFFAOYSA-M
Classification Codes
- Drug / Therapeutic Agent
- Human Data
- Mutation Data
- Reproductive Effect
- TSCA Flag S (Substance is Identified in a Final Significant New Use Rule)
Molecular Formulas
- H-N-O2.K
- N-O2.K
Molecular Weight
- 85.103
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Names and Synonyms
Name of Substance
- Potassium nitrite
Synonyms
- Caswell No. 698
- CCRIS 3959
- EINECS 231-832-4
- EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 076203
- HSDB 1216
- Nitrous acid, potassium salt
- Potassium nitrite
- UNII-794654G42L
Systematic Names
- Nitrous acid, potassium salt
- Nitrous acid, potassium salt (1:1)
- Potassium nitrite
- Potassium nitrite (1:1)
Superlist Names
- Potassium nitrite
- Potassium nitrite [UN1488] [Oxidizer]
- UN1488
Registry Numbers
CAS Registry Number
- 7758-09-0
FDA UNII
- 794654G42L
System Generated Number
- 0007758090
Molecular Formulas
Molecular Formulas
- H-N-O2.K
- N-O2.K
Molecular Formula Fragments
- COMPONENT
- H-N-O2
- K
- N-O2
Structure Descriptors
InChI
InChI=1S/K.HNO2/c;2-1-3/h;(H,2,3)/q+1;/p-1InChIKey
BXNHTSHTPBPRFX-UHFFFAOYSA-MSmiles
[K+].[O-]N=OToxicity
Organism | Test Type | Route | Reported Dose (Normalized Dose) | Effect | Source |
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human | TDLo | oral | 1428ug/kg (1.428mg/kg) | SENSE ORGANS AND SPECIAL SENSES: TINNITUS: EAR CARDIAC: PULSE RATE INCREASE WITHOUT FALL IN BP VASCULAR: BP LOWERING NOT CHARACTERIZED IN AUTONOMIC SECTION | Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 48(1), Pg. 62, 1983. |
mouse | LC50 | inhalation | 85gm/m3/2H (85000mg/m3) | BEHAVIORAL: SLEEP BEHAVIORAL: EXCITEMENT BEHAVIORAL: MUSCLE CONTRACTION OR SPASTICITY) | Gigiena i Sanitariya. For English translation, see HYSAAV. Vol. 48(1), Pg. 62, 1983. |
rabbit | LD50 | oral | 200mg/kg (200mg/kg) | Southwestern Veterinarian. Vol. 27, Pg. 246, 1974. |