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Poppers (or popper) is a slang term referring to recreational drugs belonging to the alkyl nitrite family of chemical compounds.When fumes from these substances are inhaled, they act as potent vasodilators, producing mild euphoria, warmth, and dizziness.
The term "amyl nitrite" encompasses several isomers.In older literature, the common non-systematic name amyl was often used for the pentyl group, where the amyl group is a linear or normal (n) alkyl group, and the resulting amyl nitrite would have the structural formula CH 3 (CH 2) 3 CH 2 ONO, also referred to as n-amyl nitrite.
Amyl nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula CH 3 (CH 2) 4 ONO 2. This molecule consists of the 5-carbon amyl group attached to a nitrate functional group . [ 1 ] It is the ester of amyl alcohol and nitric acid .
Poppers is an inhaled drug which contains a range of alkyl nitrites, such as isobutyl nitrite and amyl nitrite. [11] Despite its primary usage as a potent vasodilator, [11] its popularity among the homosexual community largely stems from its ability to facilitate anal sexual intercourse by relaxing the smooth muscles in the internal anal ...
Also in the 1990s, the Britpop band Suede had a UK hit with their song "Animal Nitrate" whose title is a thinly veiled reference to amyl nitrite. The Beck song "Fume" from his "Fresh Meat and Old Slabs" release is about inhaling nitrous oxide. Another Beck song, "Cold Ass Fashion", contains the line "O.G. – Original Gluesniffer!"
The compounds have a distinctive fruity odor. Another frequently encountered nitrite is amyl nitrite (3-methylbutyl nitrite). Alkyl nitrites were initially, and largely still are, used as medications and chemical reagents, a practice which began in the late 19th century.
Butyl nitrite is the organic compound with the formula CH 3 (CH 2) 3 ONO. It is an alkyl nitrite made from n-butanol.Butyl nitrite is used recreationally as poppers.Synonyms include 1-butyl nitrite, n-butyl nitrite and nitrous acid butyl ester.
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