Chemistry:2,7-Dimethylnaphthalene

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2,7-Dimethylnaphthalene (2,7-DMN) is an organic compound with the formula C
10
H
6
(CH
3
)
2
. It is one of the ten isomers of dimethylnaphthalene.[1] Alkylated naphthalenes are obtained from coal tar. It can be obtained from 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene.[2] It reacts with N-bromosuccinimide to give 2,7-bis(bromomethyl)naphthalene.

References

  1. Collin, Gerd; Höke, Hartmut; Greim, Helmut (2003). "Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_001.pub2. 
  2. Dallaire, Carol; Kolber, Isabelle; Gingras, Marc (2002). "Nickel-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl O-Carbamates with Grignard Reagents: 2,7-Dimethylnaphthalene". Organic Syntheses 78: 42. doi:10.15227/orgsyn.078.0042.