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2-methylnaphthalene
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2-Methylnaphthalene is a simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). It is generally isolated from coal tar, of which it is a minor component.
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Within Vinony's link graph, 2-methylnaphthalene is referenced by 13 other articles, and connects out to benzo[b]fluoranthene, life and carbon.
It is catalogued under topics including 2-Naphthyl compounds, Aromatic hydrocarbons and Chembox image size set.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C11H10
- Molecular weight
- 142.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2-methylnaphthalene
- SMILES
- CC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1
- InChIKey
- QIMMUPPBPVKWKM-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 3.9
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 142.078
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₀
- found in taxon
- Prunus avium
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1
- melting point
- 34.4
- Commons category
- 2-Methylnaphthalene
- ionization energy
- 7.80
- boiling point
- 241.11
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Astrochemistry
- See also
- References
2-Methylnaphthalene is a simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). It is generally isolated from coal tar, of which it is a minor component.
==Uses== The quinone derivative, Menadione, can be formed by the oxidation of 2-methylnaphthalene and finds use as a synthetic form of vitamin K.
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