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The nitrite ion has the chemical formula . Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite also refers to organic compounds having the –ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid.
Nitrite is a chemical compound (most commonly sodium nitrite) that contains nitrogen and oxygen and is widely used in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to chemicals. It's also an important intermediate form of nitrogen that naturally cycles through the environment, and the term can refer to organic compounds containing a specific oxygen-nitrogen group.
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- Production
- Structure
- Reactions
- Acid-base properties
- Oxidation and reduction
- Analysis of nitrite
- Coordination complexes
- Hazardous reactions
- Biochemistry
- Uses
- Chemical precursor
- Nitrite in food preservation and biochemistry
- Antidote for cyanide poisoning
- Organic nitrites
- Safety
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The nitrite ion has the chemical formula . Nitrite (mostly sodium nitrite) is widely used throughout chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The nitrite anion is a pervasive intermediate in the nitrogen cycle in nature. The name nitrite also refers to organic compounds having the –ONO group, which are esters of nitrous acid.
==Production== Sodium nitrite is made industrially by passing a mixture of nitrogen oxides into aqueous sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate solution: