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Naphthalene

CAS Registry Number®

91-20-3

CAS Name

Naphthalene

Molecular Formula

C10H8

Molecular Mass

128.17

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    217.9 °C @ Press: 760 Torr

  • Melting Point (1)

    80.2 °C

  • Density (1)

    1.162 g/cm³ @ Temp: 20 °C

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

InChI=1S/C10H8/c1-2-6-10-8-4-3-7-9(10)5-1/h1-8H

InChIKey

InChIKey=UFWIBTONFRDIAS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C12=C(C=CC=C1)C=CC=C2

Canonical SMILES

C=1C=CC=2C=CC=CC2C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Naphthalene
  • Moth flakes
  • Tar camphor
  • White tar
  • Albocarbon

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

72931-45-4

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