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β-naphthyl methyl ether

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Also known as Β-Naphthol methyl ether, 2-methoxynaphthalene

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
Commons category
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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