1-[(4-Methylphenyl)methyl]naphthalene

CAS Registry Number®

20204-71-1

CAS Name

1-[(4-Methylphenyl)methyl]naphthalene

Molecular Formula

C18H16

Molecular Mass

232.32

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    34 °C

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C18H16/c1-14-9-11-15(12-10-14)13-17-7-4-6-16-5-2-3-8-18(16)17/h2-12H,13H2,1H3

InChIKey

InChIKey=ZYOFZKHSPZUMCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C(C=1C2=C(C=CC1)C=CC=C2)C3=CC=C(C)C=C3

Canonical SMILES

C=1C=CC2=C(C1)C=CC=C2CC3=CC=C(C=C3)C

Other Names for this Substance

  • Naphthalene, 1-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]-
  • Naphthalene, 1-(p-methylbenzyl)-
  • 1-[(4-Methylphenyl)methyl]naphthalene
  • 1-(p-Methylbenzyl)naphthalene
  • 1-(4-Methylbenzyl)naphthalene

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