β-Naphthol methyl ether

β-Naphthol methyl ether

Names
IUPAC name 2-Methoxynaphthalene
Other names 2-Naphthol methyl ether; 2-Naphthyl methyl ether; β-Methoxynaphthalene; β-Methyl naphthyl ether; β-Naphthol methyl ether; Nerolin; Yara yara
Identifiers
CAS Number	93-04-9
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	6852
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.013
PubChem	7119
InChI InChI=1S/C11H10O/c1-12-11-7-6-9-4-2-3-5-10(9)8-11/h2-8H,1H3 Key: LUZDYPLAQQGJEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/C11H10O/c1-12-11-7-6-9-4-2-3-5-10(9)8-11/h2-8H,1H3 Key: LUZDYPLAQQGJEA-UHFFFAOYAR
SMILES O(c2ccc1c(cccc1)c2)C
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H10O
Molar mass	158.20 g·mol^−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

β-Naphthol methyl ether, also called 2-methoxynaphthalene or yara yara, ^[1] is a stabilizer found in gunpowder, particularly smokeless gunpowders. It is soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in water and dipropylene glycol.

Studies have also been done on the antiinflammatory effect of β-naphthol methyl ether^[2] and on how it behaves in time-resolved resonance Raman studies.^[3]

References

1. "2-methoxynaphthalene", The Good Scents Company, 2012
2. Cavrini V, Roveri P, Gatti R, Ferruzzi C, Panico AM, Pappalardo MS. "Synthesis of 2-methoxynaphthalene derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory agents", 2010
3. Himansu Mohapatra and S. Umapathy, "Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Studies on Proton-Induced Electron-Transfer Reaction from Triplet Excited State of 2-Methoxynaphthalene to Decafluorobenzophenone", The Journal of Physical Chemistry, 2010