Chemical Property of 2,3-DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE
Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:white flakes
- Vapor Pressure:0.0124mmHg at 25°C
- Melting Point:103-104 °C(lit.)
- Refractive Index:1.5060
- Boiling Point:269 °C(lit.)
- Flash Point:114°C
- PSA:0.00000
- Density:1g/cm3
- LogP:3.45660
- Water Solubility.:Solubility in toluene (almost transparency). Insoluble in water.
- XLogP3:4.4
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:0
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:0
- Rotatable Bond Count:0
- Exact Mass:156.093900383
- Heavy Atom Count:12
- Complexity:132
- Purity/Quality:
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99% *data from raw suppliers
2,3-Dimethylnaphthalene *data from reagent suppliers
Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Xn
- Hazard Codes:Xn
- Statements:
22
- Safety Statements:
23-24/25
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
- Chemical Classes:Other Classes -> Naphthalenes
- Canonical SMILES:CC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1C
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General Description
2,3-Dimethylnaphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) derivative characterized by the presence of two methyl groups at the 2 and 3 positions of the naphthalene ring. It is also known by alternative names such as Guajen and NSC 36850. 2,3-DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE is of interest in organic chemistry and materials science due to its structural properties and potential applications in synthesis or as a precursor for more complex aromatic systems. Its behavior and reactivity are influenced by the steric and electronic effects of the methyl substituents on the naphthalene core.