Chemistry:1-Naphthol

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1-Naphthol
Alpha-Naphthol.svg
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Naphthalen-1-ol
Other names
1-Hydroxynaphthalene; 1-Naphthalenol; α-Naphthol
Identifiers
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
KEGG
UNII
Properties
C
10
H
8
O
Molar mass 144.17 g/mol
Appearance Colorless or white solid
Density 1.10 g/cm3
Melting point 95 to 96 °C (203 to 205 °F; 368 to 369 K)
Boiling point 278 to 280 °C (532 to 536 °F; 551 to 553 K)
-98.2·10−6 cm3/mol
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-Naphthol, or α-naphthol, is a organic compound with the formula C
10
H
7
OH
. It is a fluorescent white solid. 1-Naphthol differs from its isomer 2-naphthol by the location of the hydroxyl group on the naphthalene ring. The naphthols are naphthalene homologues of phenol. Both isomers are soluble in simple organic solvents. They are precursors to a variety of useful compounds.[1]

Production

1-Naphthol is prepared by two main routes.[1] In one method, naphthalene is nitrated to give 1-nitronaphthalene, which is hydrogenated to the amine followed by hydrolysis:

C
10
H
8
+ HNO
3
→ C
10
H
7
NO
2
+ H
2
O
C
10
H
7
NO
2
+ 3H
2
→ C
10
H
7
NH
2
+ 2H
2
O
C
10
H
7
NH
2
+ H
2
O → C
10
H
7
OH + NH
3

Alternatively, naphthalene is hydrogenated to tetralin, which is oxidized to 1-tetralone, which undergoes dehydrogenation.

Reactions

Some reactions of 1-naphthol are explicable with reference to its tautomerism, which produces a small amount of the keto tautomer.

Alpha-naphthol tautomerism.svg

One consequence of this tautomerism is the Bucherer reaction, the ammonolysis of 1-naphthol to give 1-aminonaphthalene.

1-Naphthol biodegrades via formation of 1-naphthol-3,4-oxide, which converts to 1,4-naphthoquinone.[2]

The 4-position of 1-naphthol is susceptible to electrophilic attack. This regioselective reaction is exploited in the preparation of diazo dyes, which are form using diazonium salts. Reduction of the diazo derivatives gives 4-amino-1-naphthol.[3][4]

Partial reduction of 1-naphthol gives the tetrahydro derivative, leaving intact the phenol ring.[5] Full hydrogenation is catalyzed by rhodium.[6]

Applications and occurrence

1-Naphthol is a precursor to a variety of insecticides including carbaryl and pharmaceuticals including nadolol[7][8] as well as for the antidepressant sertraline[9] and the anti-protozoan therapeutic atovaquone.[10] It undergoes azo coupling to give various azo dyes, but these are generally less useful than those derived from 2-naphthol.[1][11]

1-Naphthol is a metabolite of the insecticide carbaryl and naphthalene. Along with TCPy, it has been shown to decrease testosterone levels in adult men.[12]

Other uses

1-Naphthol is used in each of the following chemical tests, which predate the use of spectroscopic and chromatographic methods:

Safety

1-Naphthol has been described as "moderately toxic.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Booth, Gerald (2005). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_009. . full-text PDF
  2. Yoshito Kumagai; Yasuhiro Shinkai; Takashi Miura; Arthur K. Cho (2011). "The Chemical Biology of Naphthoquinones and Its Environmental Implications". Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology 52: 221–47. doi:10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010611-134517. PMID 21942631. 
  3. J. B. Conant; R. E. Lutz; B. B. Corson (1923). "1,4-Aminonaphthol Hydrochloride". Organic Syntheses 3: 7. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.003.0007. 
  4. Louis F. Fieser (1937). "1,2-Aminonaphthol Hydrochloride". Organic Syntheses 17: 9. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.017.0009. 
  5. C. David Gutsche; Hugo H. Peter (1957). "Ar-Tetrahydro-a-Naphthol". Organic Syntheses 37: 80. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.037.0080. 
  6. A. I. Meyers; W. N. Beverung; R. Gault (1971). "Hydrogenation of Aromatic Nuclei: 1-Decalol". Organic Syntheses 51: 103. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.051.0103. 
  7. M.E. Condon (1978). "Nondepressant β-adrenergic blocking agents. 1. Substituted 3-amino-1-(5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1-naphthoxy)-2-propanols" (in German). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 21 (9): 913–922. doi:10.1021/jm00207a014. PMID 31485. 
  8. "2,3-cis-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-5[2-hydroxy-3-(tert.-butylamino)-propoxy]-2,3-naphthalindiol" DE patent 2258995, published 1973-06-07
  9. K. Vukics; T. Fodor; J. Fischer; I. Fellevári; S. Lévai (2002), "Improved industrial synthesis of antidepressant Sertraline" (in German), Org. Process Res. Dev. 6 (1): 82–85, doi:10.1021/op0100549 
  10. B.N. Roy; G.P. Singh; P.S. Lathi; M.K. Agarwal (2013). "A novel process for synthesis of Atovaquone" (in German). Indian J. Chem. 52B: 1299–1312. http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/21838/1/IJCB%2052B%2810%29%201299-1312.pdf. 
  11. C. Kaiser; T. Jen; E. Garvey; W.D. Bowen; D.F. Colella; J.R. Wardell Jr. (1977). "Adrenergic agents. 4. Substituted phenoxypropanolamine derivatives as potential β-adrenergic agonists" (in German). Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 20 (5): 687–689. doi:10.1021/jm00215a014. PMID 16136. 
  12. Meeker, John D.; Ryan, Louise; Barr, Dana B.; Hauser, Russ (January 2006). "Exposure to Nonpersistent Insecticides and Male Reproductive Hormones". Epidemiology 17 (1): 61–68. doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000190602.14691.70. PMID 16357596. 

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