:1,2-Naphthoquinone

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| Name = 1,2-Naphthoquinone

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| PIN = Naphthalene-1,2-dione

| OtherNames = o-Naphthoquinone,
β-naphthoquinone

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| SMILES = O=C1c2ccccc2\C=C/C1=O

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| KEGG = C14783

| InChI = 1/C10H6O2/c11-9-6-5-7-3-1-2-4-8(7)10(9)12/h1-6H

| InChIKey = KETQAJRQOHHATG-UHFFFAOYAZ

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| CASNo = 524-42-5

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|C=10|H=6|O=2

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| Appearance = yellow solid

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1,2-Naphthoquinone or ortho-naphthoquinone is a polycyclic aromatic organic compound with formula {{chem|C|10|H|6|O|2}}. This yellow solid is prepared by oxidation of 1-amino-2-hydroxynaphthalene with ferric chloride.{{cite journal|author=Louis F. Fieser|journal=Org. Synth. |year=1937|title=1,2-Naphthoquinone|volume=17|page=68|doi=10.15227/orgsyn.017.0068

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Occurrence

This diketone (an ortho-quinone) is a metabolite of naphthalene. It arises from the naphthalene-1,2-oxide.{{cite journal|journal=Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology|year=2011|title=The Chemical Biology of Naphthoquinones and Its Environmental Implications|author1=Yoshito Kumagai |author2=Yasuhiro Shinkai |author3=Takashi Miura |author4=Arthur K. Cho|author4-link=Arthur K. Cho|volume=52|doi=10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010611-134517|pages=221–47|pmid=21942631}}

It is also found in diesel exhaust particles. The accumulation of this toxic metabolite in rats from doses of naphthalene has been shown to cause eye damage, including the formation of cataracts.{{ cite journal |author1=Qian, W. |author2=Shichi, H. | title = Naphthoquinone-Induced Cataract in Mice: Possible Involvement of Ca{{sup|2+}} Release and Calpain Activation | journal = Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics | volume = 17 | issue = 4 | pages = 383–392 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11572469 | doi = 10.1089/108076801753162799 }}

See also

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