NONOate

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Diethylamine dinitric oxide, a typical NONOate

In chemistry, a NONOate, also called a diazeniumdiolate,[1] is a compound having the chemical formula R1R2N−(NO)−N=O, where R1 and R2 are alkyl groups. These compounds are unusual in having three sequential nitrogen atoms: an amine functional group, a bridging NO group, and a terminal nitrosyl group.[2][3] Almost all known examples form with the oxygen atoms cis to the double bond, which is also the more thermodynamically stable configuration.[1]

NONOates form reversibly when a pure secondary amine is exposed to nitric oxide:[1]

In contact with water, these compounds release NO (nitric oxide).[2][3]

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