1293. Bis(1-naphthylmethyl)amine

Nomenclature

CAS number: 5798-49-2
N-(1-Naphthalenylmethyl)-1-naphthalenemethanamine; di(α-naphthylmethyl)amine; α-dinaphthomethylamine.
C22H19N; mol wt 297.39.
C 88.85%, H 6.44%, N 4.71%.

Description and references

Prepd by catalytic hydrogenation of α-naphthonitrile: Rupe, Becherer, Helv. Chim. Acta 6, 880 (1923).

Chemical structure

Properties

Pale yellow crystals from petr ether, mp 62°.

Use

In determination of nitrates in fertilizers: Konek, Z. Anal. Chem. 97, 416 (1934), C.A. 28, 5779 (1934). The acetate has been proposed as a sensitive reagent for nitric acid.