6415. 2-Naphthyl Salicylate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 613-78-5
2-Hydroxybenzoic acid 2-naphthalenyl ester; β-naphthol salicylate; Betol; Naphthalol; Naphthosalol; Salinaphthol.
C17H12O3; mol wt 264.28.
C 77.26%, H 4.58%, O 18.16%.

Properties

White, odorless, tasteless, crystalline powder. mp 95°. Insol in water or glycerol. Sparingly sol in cold alcohol; freely sol in boiling alcohol, in benzene, ether.

Therapeutic Category

Antiseptic.

Keywords

Antiseptic/Disinfectant; Phenols