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2-tetralone
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2-Tetralone is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C10H10O. This colourless oil is an intermediate in organic synthesis. It is a ketone derivative of tetralin, a hydrogenated derivative of naphthalene.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H10O
- Molecular weight
- 146.19 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 3,4-dihydro-1H-naphthalen-2-one
- SMILES
- C1CC2=CC=CC=C2CC1=O
- InChIKey
- KCKZIWSINLBROE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 1.6
- Polar surface area
- 17.1 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 146.07316494
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- canonical SMILES
- C1CC2=CC=CC=C2CC1=O
- chemical formula
- C₁₀H₁₀O
- melting point
- 18.0
- Commons category
- 2-Tetralone
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- History and synthesis
- Applications
- See also
- References
2-Tetralone is an organic chemical compound with the molecular formula C10H10O. This colourless oil is an intermediate in organic synthesis. It is a ketone derivative of tetralin, a hydrogenated derivative of naphthalene.
== History and synthesis == The compound was first obtained by Eugen Bamberger and Wilhelm Lodter in 1893 by dehydrohalogenation of 3-chloro-2-tetralol with hot alkali.
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