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1-naphthol
Sign in to saveAlso known as alpha-naphthol, 1-naphthalenol, alpha-hydroxynaphthalene, 1-hydroxynaphthalene, Furro ER, Fouramine ERN, 1-Naphthyl alcohol
1-Naphthol, or α-naphthol, is an organic compound with the formula . It is a fluorescent white solid. 1-Naphthol differs from its isomer 2-naphthol by the location of the hydroxyl group on the naphthalene ring. The naphthols are naphthalene homologues of phenol. Both isomers are soluble in simple organic solvents. They are precursors to a variety of useful compounds.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C10H8O
- Molecular weight
- 144.17 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- naphthalen-1-ol
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2O
- InChIKey
- KJCVRFUGPWSIIH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.8
- Polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 1
- H-bond acceptors
- 1
- Formal charge
- 0
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1-Naphthol, or α-naphthol, is an organic compound with the formula . It is a fluorescent white solid. 1-Naphthol differs from its isomer 2-naphthol by the location of the hydroxyl group on the naphthalene ring. The naphthols are naphthalene homologues of phenol. Both isomers are soluble in simple organic solvents. They are precursors to a variety of useful compounds.
==Production== 1-Naphthol is prepared by two main routes. In one method, naphthalene is nitrated to give 1-nitronaphthalene, which is hydrogenated to the amine followed by hydrolysis:
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