α-Naphthyl butyrate

CAS Registry Number®

3121-70-8

CAS Name

α-Naphthyl butyrate

Molecular Formula

C14H14O2

Molecular Mass

214.26

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    182 °C @ Press: 15-18 Torr

  • Melting Point (2)

    95.5-96.5 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C14H14O2/c1-2-6-14(15)16-13-10-5-8-11-7-3-4-9-12(11)13/h3-5,7-10H,2,6H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=XIVJNRXPRQKFRZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

O(C(CCC)=O)C=1C2=C(C=CC1)C=CC=C2

Canonical SMILES

O=C(OC1=CC=CC=2C=CC=CC12)CCC

Other Names for this Substance

  • Butanoic acid, 1-naphthalenyl ester
  • Butyric acid, 1-naphthyl ester
  • 1-Naphthol, butyrate
  • α-Naphthyl n-butyrate
  • α-Naphthyl butyrate

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