1,5-DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

77-82 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

265-266 °C(lit.)

Density 

1.0464 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.5956 (estimate)

Flash point:

265-266°C

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Orange to Green

Water Solubility 

2.74mg/L(25 ºC)

BRN 

2039843

LogP

4.380

CAS DataBase Reference

571-61-9(CAS DataBase Reference)

EPA Substance Registry System

1,5-Dimethylnaphthalene (571-61-9)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26-36

WGK Germany 

3

HS Code 

2902.90.9000

MSDS

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1,5-DIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

1,5-Dimethylnaphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that has been used in the study of structure-based QSAR model on cytochrome P450 2A6 inhibitors.

Definition

ChEBI: 1,5-dimethylnaphthalene is a dimethylnaphthalene.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 47, p. 2837, 1969 DOI: 10.1139/v69-470

Purification Methods

Crystallise it from 85% aqueous EtOH. [Beilstein 5 IV 1709.]

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