2-Methylnaphthalene
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| Preferred IUPAC name
2-Methylnaphthalene | |
| Other names
β-methylnaphthalene
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.001.890 |
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| Properties | |
| C11H10 | |
| Molar mass | 142.201 g·mol−1 |
| -102.6·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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2-Methylnaphthalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
On February 22, 2014, NASA announced a greatly upgraded database[1][2] for detecting and monitoring PAHs, including 2-methylnaphthalene, in the universe. According to NASA scientists, over 20% of the carbon in the universe may be associated with PAHs, possible starting materials for the formation of life.[1] PAHs seem to have been formed shortly after the Big Bang, are abundant in the universe,[3][4][5] and are associated with new stars and exoplanets.[1]
Several enzymes biodegrade 2-methyhlnaphthalene in anaerobic conditions.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Hoover, Rachel (February 21, 2014). "Need to Track Organic Nano-Particles Across the Universe? NASA's Got an App for That". NASA. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
- ^ Staff (October 29, 2013). "PAH IR Spectral Database". NASA. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Carey, Bjorn (October 18, 2005). "Life's Building Blocks 'Abundant in Space'". Space.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Hudgins, Douglas M.; Bauschlicher Jr, Charles W.; Allamandola, L. J. (October 10, 2005). "Variations in the Peak Position of the 6.2 μm Interstellar Emission Feature: A Tracer of N in the Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Population". Astrophysical Journal. 632 (1): 316–332. Bibcode:2005ApJ...632..316H. doi:10.1086/432495.
- ^ Allamandola, Louis; et al. (April 13, 2011). "Cosmic Distribution of Chemical Complexity". NASA. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
- ^ Meckenstock, Rainer U.; Manfred Böhm (2004), "Anaerobic degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons", FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 49 (12): 27–36, Bibcode:2004FEMME..49...27M, doi:10.1016/j.femsec.2004.02.019, PMID 19712381
- ^ Annweiler, Eva; Arne Materna (2000), "Anaerobic Degradation of 2-Methylnaphthalene by a Sulfate-Reducing Enrichment Culture", FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 66 (12): 5329–5333, Bibcode:2000ApEnM..66.5329A, doi:10.1128/AEM.66.12.5329-5333.2000, PMC 92464, PMID 11097910