1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene

1,8-dimethylnaphthalene.svg 180px 569-41-5 2039841 209-314-4 22P9FW1L76 11287 10813 48610 C14703 CC1=C2C(=CC=CC2=CC=C1)C 1S/C12H12/c1-9-5-3-7-11-8-4-6-10(2)12(9)11/h3-8H,1-2H3 YGYNBBAUIYTWBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 12 12 white solid 59-61 1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene (1,8-DMN) is an organic compound with the formula C10H6(CH3)2. It is one of the ten isomers of dimethylnaphthalene.10.1002/14356007.a17_001.pub2 Naphthalene and Hydronaphthalenes 2003 Collin Gerd Höke Hartmut Greim Helmut Methylated naphthalenes are typically obtained from coal tar. The concentration of 1,8-dimethylnaphthalene have attracted interest as markers of the age of a petroleum. Alexander Robert Kagi Robert Sheppard Peter 1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene as an indicator of petroleum maturity Nature 1984 308 5958 442–443 10.1038/308442a0 1984Natur.308..442A 1,8-Dimethylnaphthalene isomerizes to 1,7-dimethylnaphthalene when heated near 360 °C in the presence of clays.Smith J.W. Batts B.D. Thermal reactions of 1,8-dimethylnaphthalene Organic Geochemistry 1992 18 5 737–744 10.1016/0146-6380(92)90099-J 1992OrGeo..18..737S References Category:Aromatic hydrocarbons Category:Naphthalenes