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Home/Compounds/Flavor & Fragrance/Β-naphthyl methyl ether
C11H10O
158.2 g/mol
Flavor & Fragrance

2-METHOXYNAPHTHALENE

CAS93-04-9EC202-213-6
Category
Flavor & Fragrance
Compound Class
Aromatic
Primary Use
fragrance and flavoring agent

2-Methoxynaphthalene, also known as nerolin or yara yara, is a compound used as a fragrance and flavoring agent. It is also employed as a stabilizer in certain types of gunpowder.

fragrance and flavoring agentstabilizer in smokeless gunpowder

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Flavor and fragrance ingredient

Safety Reference

Environmental Hazard
Environmental Hazard
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects

Customs Tariff Classification

The international HS code for 2-METHOXYNAPHTHALENE (CAS 93-04-9) is 2909.30.

HS code (international, 6-digit)

2909.30

EU CN code (8-digit)

2909 30 90

Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

2-methoxynaphthalene

InChIKey

LUZDYPLAQQGJEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

COC1=CC2=CC=CC=C2C=C1

Synonyms (31)
  • 2-Methoxynaphthalene(Nerolin); Naproxen Imp. M (EP); Naproxen Impurity M
  • Naproxen EP Impurity M
  • 2-METHOXYNAPHTHALENE
  • 2-Methoxynaphthalene(Nerolin)
  • 2-Methoxynaphthalene-1-D
  • 2-Methoxynaphthalene-6-D
  • 2-Naphthol methyl ether
  • 2-Naphthyl methyl ether
  • 2-methoxynaphtalene
  • 2-methoxynapthalene
  • 6-Methoxy-2-naphthalene
  • 6-methoxynaphthalene
  • Jara jara
  • Methyl 2-naphthyl ether
  • Methyl beta-naphthyl ether
  • NAPROXEN IMPURITY M
  • NAPROXEN SODIUM IMPURITY M
  • Naphthalene, 2-methoxy-
  • Nerolin
  • Nerolin (old)
  • Nerolin Yara Yara
  • Yara yara
  • Yura yara
  • b-naphthyl methyl ether
  • beta-Methoxynaphthalene
  • beta-Naphthol mether ether
  • beta-Naphthol methyl ether
  • beta-Naphthyl methyl ether

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