1,2-Naphthoquinone

1,2-Naphthoquinone or ortho-naphthoquinone is a polycyclic aromatic organic compound with formula C
10
H
6
O
2
. This yellow solid is prepared by oxidation of 1-amino-2-hydroxynaphthalene with ferric chloride.

1,2-Naphthoquinone
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Naphthalene-1,2-dione
Other names
o-Naphthoquinone,
β-naphthoquinone
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.602
KEGG
PubChem CID
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C10H6O2/c11-9-6-5-7-3-1-2-4-8(7)10(9)12/h1-6H Y
    Key: KETQAJRQOHHATG-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C10H6O2/c11-9-6-5-7-3-1-2-4-8(7)10(9)12/h1-6H
    Key: KETQAJRQOHHATG-UHFFFAOYAZ
SMILES
  • O=C1c2ccccc2\C=C/C1=O
Properties
C10H6O2
Molar mass 158.156 g·mol−1
Appearance yellow solid
Melting point 145 to 147 °C (293 to 297 °F; 418 to 420 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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