Chemical Property of 1,8-Naphthalimide
Chemical Property:
- Appearance/Colour:off-white to white powder
- Vapor Pressure:2.41E-13mmHg at 25°C
- Melting Point:299-300 °C(lit.)
- Refractive Index:1.696
- Boiling Point:449.1 °C at 760 mmHg
- PKA:9.48±0.20(Predicted)
- Flash Point:208.9 °C
- PSA:49.93000
- Density:1.391 g/cm3
- LogP:1.47930
- Storage Temp.:Inert atmosphere,Room Temperature
- Water Solubility.:Insoluble in water.
- XLogP3:1.7
- Hydrogen Bond Donor Count:1
- Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:2
- Rotatable Bond Count:0
- Exact Mass:197.047678466
- Heavy Atom Count:15
- Complexity:285
- Purity/Quality:
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99% *data from raw suppliers
1,8-Naphthalimide >98.0%(HPLC)(N) *data from reagent suppliers
Safty Information:
- Pictogram(s):
Xn,
Xi
- Hazard Codes:Xn,Xi
- Statements:
22-36
- Safety Statements:
37/39-26
- MSDS Files:
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SDS file from LookChem
Useful:
- Canonical SMILES:C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C(=O)NC(=O)C3=CC=C2
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General Description
1,8-Naphthalimide is a versatile fluorescent compound used in the synthesis of conjugates such as naphthalimide-coumarin and naphthalimide-luminol, where its fluorescence properties are modulated by solvent polarity and the nature of the conjugated moiety. In these systems, it can act as either a donor or acceptor in energy transfer processes, exhibiting enhanced fluorescence in protic solvents like ethanol and quenching in aprotic solvents like DMSO. Its photophysical behavior makes it valuable for applications in fluorescence studies and sensor design.