1-Naphthaleneacetic acid

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    86-87-3

    Molecular formula
    C12H10O2

    SMILES
    C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2CC(=O)O

    Safety labels

    Corrosive
    Corrosive

    Irritant
    Irritant

  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Floral 87.77%
    Honey 81.54%
    Sweet 73.88%
    Rose 62.75%
    Powdery 51.57%
    Balsamic 50.81%
    Animal 43.04%
    Waxy 42.7%
    Phenolic 32.75%
    Fatty 30.14%

     

    Flavor
    Sweet 74.6%
    Honey 60.07%
    Floral 56.58%
    Balsam 45.29%
    Waxy 40.46%
    Rose 40.09%
    Mild 38.27%
    Sour 37.84%
    Balsamic 33.65%
    Flower 32.79%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    2.7

    pKa est.
    7.52 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    186.21 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 135 °C
    • 134.5-135.5 °C
    • Melting point of 125-128 °C /Technical grade/
    • 134.5 - 135.5 °C

    Boiling point

    • Decomposes

    Flash point

    • 192.32 ˚C est.

    Solubility expt.

    • 420 mg/L (at 20 °C)
    • Slightly soluble in ethanol, trifluoroacetic acid; soluble in benzene and acetic acid; very soluble in ethyl ether, acetone, and chloroform.
    • 10.6 mg/l in carbon tetrachloride @ 26 °C; 55 mg/l in xylene at 26 °C
    • About 30 parts in alcohol
    • Very sol in isopropanol
    • In water, 420 mg/l @ 20 °C
    • 0.42 mg/mL at 20 °C

  • Synonyms

    • 86-87-3
    • 1-Naphthylacetic acid
    • 1-NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID
    • 2-(Naphthalen-1-Yl)Acetic Acid
    • Naphthalene-1-acetic acid
    • NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID
    • 1-Naphthalene acetic acid
    • Phyomone
    • Planofix
    • Fruitone N
    • Fruitofix
    • Planofixe
    • Transplantone
    • Celmone
    • alpha-Naphthylacetic acid
    • Tre-hold
    • Stop-Drop
    • alpha-NAA
    • Alphaspra
    • Klingtite
    • Nafusaku
    • Primacol
    • Rhodofix
    • Tip-Off
    • Agronaa
    • Biokor
    • Etifix
    • Pomoxon
    • Stafast
    • Tekkam
    • Vardhak
    • Alman
    • Rasin
    • 2-(1-Naphthyl)acetic acid
    • Liqui-stik
    • Pimacol-Sol
    • Appl-set
    • Rhizopon B
    • alpha-Naphthaleneacetic acid
    • naphthalen-1-ylacetic acid
    • Niagara-Stik
    • Nu-Tone
    • Naphthylacetic acid
    • Floramon
    • Hormofix
    • Plucker
    • Regenasol
    • Fruit Fix
    • NAA
    • 1-Naphthtaleneacetic acid
    • 1-Naphthylessigsaeure
    • Naphyl-1-essigsaeure
    • NAPHTHALEN-1-YL-ACETIC ACID
    • Caswell No. 589
    • .alpha.-NAA
    • STIK
    • Germon
    • 1-NAA
    • 2-naphthalen-1-ylacetic acid
    • .alpha.-Naphthaleneacetic acid
    • Stimolante 66f
    • HSDB 2038
    • alpha-Naphthyleneacetic acid
    • .alpha.-Naphthylacetic acid
    • Acide naphtylacetique
    • Acide naphthylacetique
    • Naphthaleneacetic acid (VAN)
    • NSC 15772
    • Naphthyl-1-essigsaeure
    • 1-naphthyl acetic acid
    • Acide naphtylacetique [French]
    • Fruitone
    • Naphyl-1-essigsaeure [German]
    • Phymone
    • Kyselina 1-naftyloctova
    • 2-(alpha-Naphthyl)ethanoic aid
    • Acide naphthylacetique [French]
    • alpha-Naphthylessigsaeure
    • EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 056002
    • 2-(alpha-Naphthyl)ethanoic acid
    • Kyselina 1-naftyloctova [Czech]
    • Naphthyl-1-essigsaeure [German]
    • NAA 800
    • N 10
    • alpha-Naphthylessigsaeure [German]
    • AI3-16113
    • Acide naphtylacetique [ISO-French]
    • 26445-01-2
    • EINECS 201-705-8
    • NAFTAL
    • CCRIS 8814
    • ANU
    • DTXSID8020915
    • CHEBI:32918
    • a-naphthaleneacetic acid
    • MFCD00004046
    • NSC-15772
    • RAIZON 05
    • 33T7G7757C
    • (Naphthalen-1-yl)acetic acid
    • 1-Naphthylacetic acid (JAN)
    • DTXCID60915
    • .alpha.-Naphthyleneacetic acid
    • CHEMBL428495
    • NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID [MART.]
    • 1-NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID [JAN]
    • 1-NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID [MI]
    • ALPHA-NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID [HSDB]
    • NCGC00090987-02
    • NCGC00090987-03
    • 1-NAPHTHALENEACETIC ACID [WHO-DD]
    • 2-(.ALPHA.-NAPHTHYL)ETHANOIC ACID
    • NLA
    • Acide naphtylacetique (French)
    • (Naphthalen-1-yl)acetic Acid (1-Naphthylacetic Acid)
    • NAPHAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY B [EP IMPURITY]
    • Acide naphtylacetique (ISO-French)
    • NAPHTHYLACETIC ACID (MART.)
    • CAS-86-87-3
    • NAPHTHYL-1-ESSIGSAEURE (GERMAN)
    • ALPHA-NAPHTHYLESSIGSAEURE (GERMAN)
    • alpha-naphthyl acetic acid
    • NAPHAZOLINE HYDROCHLORIDE IMPURITY B (EP IMPURITY)
    • Niagarastik
    • Pimacolsol
    • Applset
    • Liquistik
    • StopDrop

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 174.08
    methanol 668.51
    isopropanol 14.38
    water 0.33
    ethyl acetate 303.47
    n-propanol 98.03
    acetone 827.12
    n-butanol 47.33
    acetonitrile 241.03
    DMF 665.82
    toluene 47.32
    isobutanol 31.33
    1,4-dioxane 916.64
    methyl acetate 294.87
    THF 1212.09
    2-butanone 385.01
    n-pentanol 46.83
    sec-butanol 27.03
    n-hexane 0.88
    ethylene glycol 60.7
    NMP 664.95
    cyclohexane 0.49
    DMSO 841.83
    n-butyl acetate 114.16
    n-octanol 23.98
    chloroform 26.27
    n-propyl acetate 126.14
    acetic acid 94.66
    dichloromethane 87.94
    cyclohexanone 301.15
    propylene glycol 32.29
    isopropyl acetate 83.8
    DMAc 398.94
    2-ethoxyethanol 221.66
    isopentanol 39.77
    n-heptane 1.83
    ethyl formate 136.41
    1,2-dichloroethane 209.23
    n-hexanol 63.41
    2-methoxyethanol 445.43
    isobutyl acetate 48.43
    tetrachloromethane 5.12
    n-pentyl acetate 52.37
    transcutol 537.77
    n-heptanol 29.21
    ethylbenzene 30.05
    MIBK 82.27
    2-propoxyethanol 217.67
    tert-butanol 33.69
    MTBE 46.8
    2-butoxyethanol 91.19
    propionic acid 100.42
    o-xylene 26.65
    formic acid 90.01
    diethyl ether 133.69
    m-xylene 31.11
    p-xylene 25.27
    chlorobenzene 46.59
    dimethyl carbonate 131.9
    n-octane 0.76
    formamide 371.96
    cyclopentanone 814.56
    2-pentanone 262.23
    anisole 126.56
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 261.65
    gamma-butyrolactone 951.47
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 183.78
    pyridine 266.38
    3-pentanone 186.86
    furfural 327.01
    n-dodecane 0.87
    diethylene glycol 174.92
    diisopropyl ether 17.92
    tert-amyl alcohol 40.49
    acetylacetone 271.82
    n-hexadecane 1.05
    acetophenone 97.64
    methyl propionate 326.96
    isopentyl acetate 81.07
    trichloroethylene 232.06
    n-nonanol 21.78
    cyclohexanol 36.14
    benzyl alcohol 79.74
    2-ethylhexanol 36.54
    isooctanol 23.82
    dipropyl ether 69.68
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 42.76
    ethyl lactate 48.35
    propylene carbonate 187.15
    n-methylformamide 655.63
    2-pentanol 19.62
    n-pentane 0.45
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 106.91
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 129.13
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 82.98
    mesitylene 13.54
    ε-caprolactone 276.48
    p-cymene 17.66
    epichlorohydrin 1135.43
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 42.19
    2-aminoethanol 100.9
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 583.18
    sulfolane 719.92
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 1.0
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 503.08
    n-hexyl acetate 74.01
    isooctane 0.9
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 130.83
    sec-butyl acetate 55.2
    tert-butyl acetate 80.71
    decalin 2.4
    glycerin 75.19
    diglyme 308.2
    acrylic acid 87.93
    isopropyl myristate 25.21
    n-butyric acid 93.26
    acetyl acetate 82.09
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 26.34
    ethyl propionate 123.22
    nitromethane 631.96
    1,2-diethoxyethane 142.11
    benzonitrile 71.8
    trioctyl phosphate 21.19
    1-bromopropane 35.02
    gamma-valerolactone 818.21
    n-decanol 16.55
    triethyl phosphate 35.98
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 18.09
    propionitrile 119.45
    vinylene carbonate 138.04
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 184.36
    DMS 100.41
    cumene 18.52
    2-octanol 16.45
    2-hexanone 130.07
    octyl acetate 34.92
    limonene 22.87
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 397.07
    ethyl orthosilicate 32.09
    tributyl phosphate 26.89
    diacetone alcohol 116.74
    N,N-dimethylaniline 61.02
    acrylonitrile 189.7
    aniline 75.85
    1,3-propanediol 114.2
    bromobenzene 37.06
    dibromomethane 35.87
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 117.79
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 52.85
    tetrabutyl urea 40.44
    diisobutyl methanol 19.47
    2-phenylethanol 69.43
    styrene 31.28
    dioctyl adipate 42.46
    dimethyl sulfate 188.51
    ethyl butyrate 76.93
    methyl lactate 80.68
    butyl lactate 45.11
    diethyl carbonate 49.64
    propanediol butyl ether 76.53
    triethyl orthoformate 43.98
    p-tert-butyltoluene 15.89
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 68.85
    morpholine 876.26
    tert-butylamine 13.52
    n-dodecanol 12.24
    dimethoxymethane 571.11
    ethylene carbonate 124.77
    cyrene 100.47
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 116.36
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 62.13
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 54.01
    4-methylpyridine 203.63
    dibutyl ether 36.6
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 19.47
    DEF 262.76
    dimethyl isosorbide 179.37
    tetrachloroethylene 77.33
    eugenol 74.23
    triacetin 73.94
    span 80 56.44
    1,4-butanediol 42.11
    1,1-dichloroethane 50.88
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 40.74
    methyl formate 463.46
    2-methyl-1-butanol 40.33
    n-decane 1.37
    butyronitrile 84.17
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 24.96
    1-chlorooctane 11.85
    1-chlorotetradecane 4.48
    n-nonane 1.14
    undecane 1.1
    tert-butylcyclohexane 2.55
    cyclooctane 0.4
    cyclopentanol 76.7
    tetrahydropyran 324.46
    tert-amyl methyl ether 48.31
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 164.36
    1-hexene 10.65
    2-isopropoxyethanol 109.53
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 46.86
    methyl butyrate 149.81

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IFRA standard 51

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Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact
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Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
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Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
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Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
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Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
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Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
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Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
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