MR. GEORGE ABYARCH, of Cincinnati, asks of me through the columns of NATURE two questions concerning the nitrite of amyl, which I may briefly answer as follows:—(1) Nitrite of amyl has been used ...

Amyl nitrite is the most well known of a group of chemicals called alkyl nitrites, usually referred to as poppers. Product names include rush, TNT, thrust, jungle juice, ram and kix.

The term “amyl nitrite” is also used to denote a mixture of mostly isoamyl nitrite with other C 5 nitrites. Amyl nitrite is used here to refer to the mixture. Amyl nitrite was known in the 19th ...