2,6-NAPHTHALIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 1141-38-4

2,6-NAPHTHALIC ACID

EINECS NO. 214-527-0
FORMULA C12H8O4
MOL WT. 216.19

H.S. CODE

 
TOXICITY  
SYNONYMS Naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid;
Naphthalin-2,6-dicarbonsäure (Dutch); ácido naftaleno-2,6-dicarboxílico (Spanish); Acide naphtalène-2,6-dicarboxylique (French); 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid;
DERIVATION

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white powder
MELTING POINT > 300 C
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Negligible
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 
FLASH POINT  
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

2,6-Naphthalic acid, difunctional aromatic carboxylic acid, and its esters are used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as well as in manufacturing functional polymers specially polyesters improved in thermal, mechanical, and weather resistance properties.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white powder

PURITY

99.5% min

ACID NUMBER

0.02% max

ASH

2 ppm amx

COLOR, MELTED 20 max (APHA)

TRANSPORTATION

PACKING 25kgs in bag
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.

 

OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: , Risk Phrases: 22, Safety Phrases: 24/25