Alkyl (Amyl) Nitrite Synthesis
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Note that 100% pure amyl nitrite is colorless, not the yellow color apparent here (other alkyl nitrites are yellow). The yellow hue here is likely due to dissolved nitrogen dioxide, which you do NOT want to breathe. That said, even if nitrogen oxides were not the cause of the color, I did a redistillation anyway and the color disappeared.