1-NAPHTHOIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 86-55-5

1-NAPHTHOIC ACID

EINECS NO. 201-681-9
FORMULA C10H7COOH
MOL WT. 172.18
H.S. CODE

 

TOXICITY Oral mouse LD50: 2370 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 1-Naphthalenecarboxylic Acid; 1-Carboxynaphthalene
alpha-Naphthylcarboxylic acid; Naphthalene-alpha-carboxylic acid; alpha-Naphthoic acid; 1-Maythic acid; Isonaphthoic acid;
SMILES

 

CLASSIFICATION

CARBOCYCLIC CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off white crystals
MELTING POINT 160 - 162 C
BOILING POINT > 300 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER soluble in hot water
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 5.94

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

 

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

1-Naphthoic acid is used as an intermediate for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, photochemicals, plant growth hormones, dyes and other organic compounds.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off white crystals
ASSAY (HPLC)

99.0% min

BETA ISOMER

0.2% max

MELTING POINT

160 - 162 C
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 25kgs in fiber drum
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
OTHER INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: n/a, Risk Phrases: n/a, Safety Phrases:24/25