2-Methoxynaphthalene

2-Methoxynaphthalene
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 2-Methoxynaphthalene
	Other names Methyl naphthalen-2-yl ether; Methyl 2-naphthyl ether; 2-Naphthol methyl ether; 2-Naphthyl methyl ether; β-Methoxynaphthalene; β-Methyl naphthyl ether; β-Naphthol methyl ether; Nerolin; Yara yara
Identifiers
CAS Number	93-04-9 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	6852;
ECHA InfoCard	100.002.013
PubChem CID	7119;
UNII	VX2T1Z50C4 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID7044392 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H10O/c1-12-11-7-6-9-4-2-3-5-10(9)8-11/h2-8H,1H3 Key: LUZDYPLAQQGJEA-UHFFFAOYSA-N; InChI=1/C11H10O/c1-12-11-7-6-9-4-2-3-5-10(9)8-11/h2-8H,1H3 Key: LUZDYPLAQQGJEA-UHFFFAOYAR;
	SMILES O(c2ccc1c(cccc1)c2)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C11H10O
Molar mass	158.200 g·mol−1
Melting point	73–75 °C (163–167 °F; 346–348 K)
Boiling point	274 °C (525 °F; 547 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

2-Methoxynaphthalene, also called β-naphthol methyl ether, nerolin, or yara yara, is a stabilizer found in gunpowder, particularly smokeless gunpowders. It is soluble in alcohol, and insoluble in water and dipropylene glycol.

Studies have also been done on the antiinflammatory effect of β-naphthol methyl ether and on how it behaves in time-resolved resonance Raman studies.