2-acetylnaphthalene is a naphthyl ketone that is naphthalene substituted at position 2 by an acetyl group.
Definition
2-acetylnaphthalene is a naphthyl ketone that is naphthalene substituted at position 2 by an acetyl group.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 21D49LOP2T · registered name 2-ACETONAPHTHONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- International fragrance standard (IFRA)
Source: IFRA fragrance standards
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 93-08-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-216-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2041389
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0021389
- IUPAC
- 1-(Naphthalen-2-yl)ethan-1-one
- Molecular formula
- C12H10O
- Molecular weight
- 170.211 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI · White powder, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
- Boiling point
- 300.00 to 301.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 300 °C
- Melting point
- 56 °C
- Solubility
- 0.272 mg/mL at 25 °C · insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents, oils
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 53 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 300 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 170.22
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 39 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Fragrance34
- Deodorizer3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IFRA fragrance standards
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Chinese