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Usage

Uses

Used in Fragrance and Flavoring Industry:
2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1-ol is used as a fragrance and flavoring agent for its aromatic properties, contributing to the scents and tastes in various products such as perfumes, soaps, and detergents.
Used in Chemical Synthesis:
2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1-ol is used as a building block in the synthesis of other chemicals, playing a crucial role in the production of various compounds.
Used in Organic Reactions:
2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1-ol is used as a reagent in organic reactions, facilitating the formation of desired products through its chemical reactivity.
Used in Environmental Monitoring:
2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1-ol has been identified as a potential environmental contaminant, found in some industrial waste streams. It is used as a marker to monitor and assess environmental pollution levels.
Note: Due to its potential hazards, proper handling and disposal procedures should be followed when working with 2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1-ol.

InChI:InChI=1/C12H12O/c1-8-7-9(2)12(13)11-6-4-3-5-10(8)11/h3-7,13H,1-2H3

Upstream product

• 4705-93-5 1,4-dihydro-1,4-dimethyl-1,4-epoxynaphthalene 
• 97-93-8 triethylaluminum 
• 688318-87-8 2,4-dimethyl-4-(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)-4H-naphthalen-1-one 
• 67-56-1 methanol 

Downstream Products

• 58-27-5 menadione 
• 999-97-3 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyl-disilazane 
• 107868-15-5 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-2,4-dimethylnaphthalen-1(2H)-one 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Copper-catalyzed asymmetric ring-opening reaction of oxabenzonorbornadienes with Grignard and aluminum reagents

A highly enantioselective method for the copper-catalyzed desymmetrization of oxabenzonorbornadienes with aluminum reagents and SimplePhos as chiral ligand has been developed. The same reaction with Grignard reagents is also reported. A wide range of alky

Isolation of cyclohexadienone intermediates in the photo-fries rearrangement of 2,4-dimethylnaphth-1-yl and 1,4-dimethylnaphth-2-yl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoates

Labile cyclohexadienones were isolated for the first time in good yields in the photo-Fries rearrangement of partially blocked naphthyl esters. Upon direct excitation at 313 nm, 1,4-dimethylnaphth-2-yl and 2,4-dimethylnaphth-1-yl 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoates afforded 1-acyl-2-naphthalenone and 2- and 4-acyl-1-naphthalenones, respectively. This isolation is of particular importance as a direct mechanistic proof and also as a convenient route to these thermally less-accessible compounds.

Remarkable differences in photo and thermal (acid-catalyzed) reactivities between ortho-and para-acylcyclohexadienones as essential factors determining the overall efficiency of the photo-fries rearrangement

Successful isolation of ortho and para - acylcyclohexadienones allowed us to comparatively study their ground- and excited-state behavior under a variety of conditions. In neutral solutions, the two isomeric cyclohexdienones showed completely different reactivities for photochemical and thermal reactions, while in acidic methanol both quantitatively afforded the corresponding transesterification product and naphthol. These studies help us understand the detailed photo-Fries rearrangement mechanism, which involves several crucial photochemical and thermal steps.