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Nitrosylsulfuric acid
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<p>Nitrosylsulfuric acid is the <a href="/facts/Chemical_compound/37FXqqtv">chemical compound</a> with the formula HSO4NO. It is a colourless solid that is used industrially in the production of <a href="/facts/Caprolactam/tT28x3tx">caprolactam</a>, and was formerly part of the <a href="/facts/Lead_chamber_process/VQnVaaFo">lead chamber process</a> for producing <a href="/facts/Sulfuric_acid/Wom6fymJ">sulfuric acid</a>. The compound is the mixed <a href="/facts/Inorganic_anhydride/2h1jor4I">anhydride</a> of sulfuric acid and <a href="/facts/Nitrous_acid/xaVd1w2D">nitrous acid</a>. </p><p>In organic chemistry, it is used as a reagent for <a href="/facts/Nitrosylation/bdM1zSDN">nitrosating</a>, as a <a href="/facts/Diazotization/5pkN4G5s">diazotizing agent</a>, and as an <a href="/facts/Oxidizing_agent/1FQzB8pQ">oxidizing agent</a>. </p>