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.
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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.
== 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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