Chemistry:2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid

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2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid
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Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid
Other names
2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 214-527-0
UNII
Properties
C12H8O4
Molar mass 216.192 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless solid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid is an organic compound with the formula C10H6(CO2H)2. This colorless solid is one of several isomers of naphthalenedicarboxylic acid. It is a precursor to the high performance polyester polyethylene naphthalate (PEN, poly(ethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate)).[1] It is also used in the synthesis of some metal-organic frameworks.

Preparation

The conjugate base of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, when heated, isomerizes to the 1,6-isomer, which is readily converted to 1,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid.[2] It is also produced by oxidation of 2,6-diisopropylnaphthalene.[3]

References

  1. Lillwitz, L. D. (2001). "Production of Dimethyl-2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylate: Precursor to Polyethylene Naphthalate". Applied Catalysis A: General 221 (1–2): 337–358. doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(01)00809-2. 
  2. Raecke, Bernhard; Schirp, Hubert (1960). "2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylic acid". Org. Synth. 40: 71. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.040.0071. 
  3. Gerd Collin; Hartmut Höke; Helmut Greim (2003). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. .