Chemicals and Drugs

Acenaphthenes

Tricyclic ethylene-bridged naphthalene derivatives. They are found in petroleum residues and coal tar and used as dye intermediates, in the manufacture of plastics, and in insecticides and fungicides.

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Abstract

Tricyclic ethylene-bridged naphthalene derivatives. They are found in petroleum residues and coal tar and used as dye intermediates, in the manufacture of plastics, and in insecticides and fungicides.

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Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H10
Molecular Weight
154.21 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
83-32-9
IUPAC Name
1,2-dihydroacenaphthylene
InChIKey
CWRYPZZKDGJXCA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C1CC2=CC=CC3=C2C1=CC=C3
MeSH Unique ID
D000073
Source
PubChem CID 6734

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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73(72)

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Previous Indexing

  • Naphthalenes (1966-1971)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acenaphthenes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073
  2. Acenaphthenes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acenaphthene
  3. Acenaphthenes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q415103
  4. Acenaphthenes. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6734. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6734