Hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acid

Hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acid refers to organic compounds with the formula C10H6(SO3H)(OH). Several are precursors to azo dyes and to various aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids.[1] They are colorless solids with high solubility in water.

Hydroxynaphthalenesulfonic acids
name Registry number m.p., °C prep Precursor to
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid "Baum’s acid" 567-18-0 250 by low T sulfonation of 1-naphthol together with 4-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-3-sulfonic acid 3771-14-0 ? acid hydrolysis of 1-aminonaphthalene-3-sulfonc acid
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-4-sulfonic acid "Nevile and Winther’s acid", "N&W acid" 84-87-7 170 by low T sulfonation of 1-naphthol together with 4-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulfonic acid C.I. Acid Orange 19, C.I. Mordant Brown 35, C.I. Food Red 3
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-5-sulfonic acid "oxyL acid", "Azurin acid" 117-59-9 ? base hydrolysis of 1,5-naphthalenedisulfonic acid C.I. Pigment Red 54, C.I. Mordant Black 29
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-5-sulfonic acid 16500-22-4 ? obscure
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid 20191-62-2 ? obscure desulfonation of 1-hydroxy-2,7- and 1-hydroxy-4,7-disulfonic acids
1-Hydroxynaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid 117-22-6 106 (monohydrate) ? C.I. Acid Black 54, C.I. Acid Blue 158
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid "oxy Tobias acid", "Stebbins acid" 567-47-5 115 low T sulfonation of 2-naphthol 2-aminonaphthalene-1-sulfonic acid (Tobias acid)
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-3-sulfonic acid 16435-40-8 ? obscure
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-4-sulfonic acid 6357-85-3 ? by desulfonation of 2-hydroxynaphthalene-4,8-di-sulfonic acid
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-5-sulfonic acid 20386-27-0 ? obscure
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-6-sulfonic acid 93-01-6 129 (monohydrate) sulfonation of 2-naphthol C.I. Acid Orange 12, C.I. Food Yellow 3, C.I. Food Orange 2
2-Hydroxynaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid "Cassella's acid" RN [92-40-0 89 (monohydrate) ? 2-aminonaphthalene-7-sulfonic acid ,2-hydroxynaphthalene-3,7-disulfonic acid,

2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene

2-Hydroxynaphthalene-8-sulfonic acid croceic acid 132-57-0 ? C.I. Acid Red 25

In addition to these compounds, several dihydroxynaphthalenes, naphthalenedisulfonic acids, naphthalenetrisulfonic acids, hydroxynaphthalenedisulfonic acids, hydroxynaphthalenetrisulfonic acids, and aminonaphthalenesulfonic acids are valuable.

References

  1. ^ Booth, Gerald (2000). "Naphthalene Derivatives". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. doi:10.1002/14356007.a17_009. ISBN 978-3-527-30385-4.