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Preferred IUPAC name
3,4-Dihydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one | |
Other names
α-Tetralone; 1-Tetralone
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.692 |
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C10H10O | |
Molar mass | 146.189 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless liquid |
Density | 1.099 g·cm−3 (25 °C)[1] |
Melting point | 2–7 °C[1] |
Boiling point | 255–257 °C[2] 113–116 °C (8 hPa)[1] |
insoluble[3] | |
Solubility | soluble in organic solvents |
Vapor pressure | 2.7 Pa (20 °C)[3] |
Refractive index (nD)
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1.5672 |
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GHS labelling:[4] | |
Warning | |
H302 | |
P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Tetralone is a bicyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and a ketone. In terms of its structure, it can also be regarded as benzo-fused cyclohexanone. It is a colorless oil with a faint odor.[5] It is used as starting material for agricultural and pharmaceutical agents. The carbon skeleton of 1-tetralone is found in natural products such as Aristelegone A (4,7-dimethyl-6-methoxy-1-tetralone) from the family of Aristolochiaceae used in traditional Chinese medicine.[6]
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