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Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methoxynaphthalene | |
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Methyl naphthalen-2-yl ether Methyl 2-naphthyl ether 2-Naphthol methyl ether 2-Naphthyl methyl ether β-Methoxynaphthalene β-Methyl naphthyl ether β-Naphthol methyl ether Nerolin Yara yara | |
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Chemical formula | C11H10O |
Molar mass | 158.200 g·mol |
Melting point | 73–75 °C (163–167 °F; 346–348 K) |
Boiling point | 274 °C (525 °F; 547 K) |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references |
2-Methoxynaphthalene, also called β-naphthol methyl ether or yara yara, is a stabilizer found in gunpowder, particularly smokeless gunpowders. It is soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in water and dipropylene glycol.
Studies have also been done on the antiinflammatory effect of β-naphthol methyl ether and on how it behaves in time-resolved resonance Raman studies.
Synthesis and uses
Nerolin can be prepared by alkylation of β-naphthol with dimethyl sulfate. It has a faint but persistent odor and used to be a scented compound found in soap and other products.
References
- ^ "CHAPTER P-6. Applications to Specific Classes of Compounds". Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 703. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-00648. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.
- "2-methoxynaphthalene", The Good Scents Company, 2012
- Cavrini V, Roveri P, Gatti R, Ferruzzi C, Panico AM, Pappalardo MS (1982). "Synthesis of 2-methoxynaphthalene derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory agents". Farmaco Sci (in Italian). 37 (3): 171–178. PMID 7067812.
- Mohapatra, Himansu; Umapathy, S. (2010). "Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Studies on Proton-Induced Electron-Transfer Reaction from Triplet Excited State of 2-Methoxynaphthalene to Decafluorobenzophenone". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114 (47): 12447–12451. Bibcode:2010JPCA..11412447M. doi:10.1021/jp109821r. PMID 21058635.
- Mann, Frederick George (1952). Practical Organic Chemistry. Longmans, Green & Co. p. 175.