6412. 2-Naphthyl Lactate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 93-43-6
2-Hydroxypropanoic acid 2-naphthalenyl ester; lactic acid β-naphthyl ester; Lactol; Lactonaphthol.
C13H12O3; mol wt 216.23.
C 72.21%, H 5.59%, O 22.20%.

Description and references

Prepd by heating equimolar amounts of β-naphthol sodium and sodium lactate to 125-130° in the presence of phosphorus oxychloride: P. Lebeau, Traité de Pharmacie Chimique vol. II (Masson, Paris, 1955/56) p 964.

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from alcohol. Moderately sol in alcohol. Insol in water, ether.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic (intestinal).