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Naphthalene
SYNONYMS
naphthalin; naphthaline; napthene; tar camphor; white tar; albocarbon; antimite
 
CAS NUMBER
91-20-3
 
HAZARD CLASS
4.1
 
UN NUMBER
1334
 
PACKING GROUP
III

CHEMICAL GROUP
Others

APPLICATION
Used as a chemical intermediate to produce other chemicals - the single largest use of naphthalene is the industrial production of phthalic anhydride; Other naphthalene-derived chemicals include alkyl naphthalene sulfonate surfactants. Also used as fumigant, such as in mothballs, in soil as a fumigant pesticide, in attic spaces to repel animals and insects, and in museum storage-drawers and cupboards to protect the contents from attack by insect pests; used in pyrotechnic special effects such as the generation of black smoke and simulated explosions; used to create artificial pores in the manufacture of high-porosity grinding wheels

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