128600-23-7

Basic information

• Product Name: N-Butyl-β-naphthalimide
• Synonyms: N-Butyl-β-naphthalimide
• CAS NO: 128600-23-7
• Molecular Weight: 253.301
• Mol File: 128600-23-7.mol
• Article Data: 1

Chemical Properties

• CAS DataBase Reference: N-Butyl-β-naphthalimide(CAS DataBase Reference)
• NIST Chemistry Reference: N-Butyl-β-naphthalimide(128600-23-7)
• EPA Substance Registry System: N-Butyl-β-naphthalimide(128600-23-7)

Safety Data

• Hazardous Substances Data: 128600-23-7(Hazardous Substances Data)

Upstream product

• 228876-53-7 C₁₆H₁₇NO₃ 

Relevant articles and documents

Formation and decomposition of N-alkylnaphthalimides: Experimental evidences and ab initio description of the reaction pathways

The kinetics of hydrolysis of 1,8-N-butyl-naphthalimide (1,8-NBN) to 1,8-N-butyl-naphthalamide (1,8-NBAmide) and of 2,3-N-butyl-naphthalimide (2,3-NBN) to 2,3-N-butyl-naphthalamide (2,3-NBAmide), as well as the formation of the respective anhydrides from the amides were investigated in a wide acidity range. 1,8-NBN equilibrates with 1,8-NBAmide in mild alkali. Under the same conditions 2,3-NBN quantitatively yields 2,3-NBAmide. Over a wide range of acidities the reactions of the 1,8- and 2,3-N-butyl-naphthalamides (or imides) yield similar products but with widely different rates and at distinct pH's. Anhydride formation in acid was demonstrated for 1,8-NBAmide. The reactions mechanisms were rationalized in the manifold pathways of ab initio calculations. The differences in rates and pH ranges in the reactions of the 1,8- and 2,3-N-butyl-naphthalamides were attributed to differences in the stability of the tetrahedral intermediates in alkali as well as the relative stabilities of the five and six-membered ring intermediates. The rate of carboxylic acid assisted 1,8-N-Butyl-naphthalamide hydrolysis is one of the largest described for amide hydrolysis models. Copyright