2-NAPHTHOIC ACID

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 93-09-4

2-NAPHTHOIC ACID

EINECS NO. 202-217-8
FORMULA C10H7COOH
MOL WT. 172.18
H.S. CODE

2916.39.7900

TOXICITY Oral rat LD50: 4500 mg/kg
SYNONYMS 2-Naphthalenecarboxylic Acid; 2-Carboxynaphthalene
beta-Naphthylcarboxylic acid; Naphthalene-beta-carboxylic acid; beta-Naphthoic acid; 2-Maythic acid; n-Naphthoic acid;
SMILES

c12c(ccc(c1)C(O)=O)cccc2

CLASSIFICATION

Carbocyclic carboxylic acids

EXTRA NOTES

 

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off white crystals
MELTING POINT 185 - 187 C
BOILING POINT > 300 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY

 

SOLUBILITY IN WATER soluble in hot water
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY 5.94

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 1; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

205 C

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

USA.gov - 2-Naphthoic acid

Google Scholar Search - 2-Naphthoic acid

U.S. National Library of Medicine - 2-Naphthoic acid

PubChem Compound Summary - 2-Naphthoic acid

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  2-Naphthoic acid

ChEBI (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/) -  2-Naphthoic acid

NCBI (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) -  2-Naphthoic acid

Material Safety Data Sheet - 2-Naphthoic acid

EPA - Substance Registry Services - 2-Naphthoic acid

Local:
APPLICATIONS: 2-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

ALPHA ISOMER

0.2% max

MELTING POINT

185 - 187 C
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING  
HAZARD CLASS  
UN NO.  
SAFETY INFORMATION

HAZARD OVERVIEW

GHS (Globally Harmonised System) Classification: Skin irritation. Eye irritation. Specific target organ toxicity - single exposure. Hazard statements: Causes skin irritation. Causes serious eye irritation. May cause respiratory irritation.

GHS

 

SIGNAL WORD Warning

PICTOGRAMS

HAZARD STATEMENTS

H315-H319-H335

P STATEMENTS

P261-P305 + P351 + P338

EC DIRECTIVES

 

HAZARD CODES

RISK PHRASES

36/37/38

SAFETY PHRASES

26-36

PRICE INFORMATION