β-Naphthol methyl ether, also called 2-methoxynaphthalene or yara yara,[2] is a
stabilizer found in
gunpowder, particularly smokeless gunpowders. It is soluble in
alcohol, and insoluble in
water and
dipropylene glycol.
Studies have also been done on the antiinflammatory effect of β-naphthol methyl ether[3] and on how it behaves in time-resolved resonance
Raman studies.[4]
Synthesis and uses
Nerolin can be prepared by alkylation of
β-naphthol with
dimethyl sulfate. It has a faint but persistent odor and used to be a scented compound found in soap and other products.[5]
^Cavrini V, Roveri P, Gatti R, Ferruzzi C, Panico AM, Pappalardo MS (1982). "Synthesis of 2-methoxynaphthalene derivatives as potential anti-inflammatory agents". Farmaco Sci (in Italian). 37 (3): 171–178.
PMID7067812.
^Mohapatra, Himansu; Umapathy, S. (2010). "Time-Resolved Resonance Raman Studies on Proton-Induced Electron-Transfer Reaction from Triplet Excited State of 2-Methoxynaphthalene to Decafluorobenzophenone". The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114 (47): 12447–12451.
Bibcode:
2010JPCA..11412447M.
doi:
10.1021/jp109821r.
PMID21058635.
^Mann, Frederick George (1952). Practical Organic Chemistry. Longmans, Green & Co. p. 175.