nitronaphthalene

noun

ni·​tro·​naphthalene

: either of two yellow crystalline compounds C₁₀H₇NO₂:

a

: the alpha or 1-isomer made by direct nitration of naphthalene and used in making alpha-naphthylamine

b

: the beta or 2-isomer made indirectly (as by nitration of tetrahydronaphthalene followed by dehydrogenation)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary nitr- + naphthalene

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