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1-nitronaphthalene
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: Two-ring crystalline hydrocarbons isolated from coal tar. They are used as intermediates in chemical synthesis, as insect repellents, fungicides, lubricants, preservatives, and, formerly, as topical antiseptics.
aromatic hydrocarbons
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1-nitronaphthalene
RN given refers to cpd with locant for nitro moiety in 1 position
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Carcinogens
Nat Cancer Inst Carcinogenesis Tech Rep Series 64:1;1978; Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 46(3):549;1978