ˈælkaɪl nˈaɪtɹaɪts ɑːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd ɪnðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɑːksaɪmz wɪððə stɹˈɔŋɡɚ kˈɑːɹbən ˈæsɪdz ænd ˈæsɪd ɔːɹ bˈeɪs kætˈæləsˌɪs fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪnðə ɹɪˈækʃən ʌv tˈuːbjˈuːtɐnˌɑːn, ˈɛθəl nˈaɪtɹaɪt ænd hˌaɪdɹəklˈoːɹɪk ˈæsɪd fˈɔːɹmɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːksaɪm, ðə sˈɪmɪlɚ ɹɪˈækʃən wɪð fˈɛnɐsˌɪl klˈoːɹaɪd, ɔːɹ ðə ɹɪˈækʃən ʌv fˌiːnaɪlˈæsɪtˌɑːnaɪtɹˌaɪl wɪð mˈɛθəl nˈaɪtɹaɪt ænd sˈoʊdiəm haɪdɹˈɑːksaɪd.
Alkyl nitrites are also used in the formation of oximes with the stronger carbon acids and acid or base catalysis for example in the reaction of 2-butanone, ethyl nitrite and hydrochloric acid forming the oxime, the similar reaction with phenacyl chloride, or the reaction of phenylacetonitrile with methyl nitrite and sodium hydroxide.