A Nitric Oxide-Releasing Polydiazeniumdiolate Derived from Acetonitrile ArnoldErnst V. CitroMichael L. KeeferLarry K. HrabieJoseph A. 2002 Acetonitrile, frequently used as a solvent in reactions of nitric oxide (NO) with amines and other nucleophiles to introduce the [N(O)NO]<sup>-</sup> (diazeniumdiolate) functional group, has itself been shown to react with NO in the presence of strong base to yield methane trisdiazeniumdiolate (<b>1</b>), presumably via an intermediate trisdiazeniumdiolated imidate. Aqueous hydrolysis of <b>1</b> does not follow simple first-order kinetics and produces mixtures of NO and nitrous oxide in ratios that vary with solution pH.