PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 59-61 °C (lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 270 °C (lit.) |
| Density | 1.0030 |
| refractive index | 1.5956 (estimate) |
| form | solid |
| BRN | 2039841 |
| LogP | 4.260 |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 569-41-5(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | 1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene (569-41-5) |
Description and Uses
1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene has been used in the preparation of 1,4-endoperoxides via dyesensitized photo-oxygenation reaction.
