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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CAS 93-04-9
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Safety Reference
H411Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
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