β-naphthyl methyl ether
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2-Methoxynaphthalene, also called β-naphthol methyl ether, nerolin, or yara yara, is a stabilizer found in gunpowder, particularly smokeless gunpowders. It is soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in water and dipropylene glycol.
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- Mass
- 158.073
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- chemical formula
- C₁₁H₁₀O
- canonical SMILES
- COC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1
- melting point
- 72.0
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- 2-Methoxynaphthalene
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2-Methoxynaphthalene, also called β-naphthol methyl ether, nerolin, 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.
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