1,1'-Binaphthyl

1,1'-Binaphthyl
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 1,1′-Binaphthalene
	Other names 1-Naphthalen-1-ylnaphthalene
Identifiers
CAS Number	604-53-5;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ECHA InfoCard	100.009.155
PubChem CID	11789;
UNII	T87T28S609;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID70870671 ;
	SMILES C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC=C2C3=CC=CC4=CC=CC=C43;
Properties
Chemical formula	C20H14
Molar mass	254.332 g·mol−1
Appearance	Colorless solid
Density	1.299 g/cm3
Melting point	160 °C (320 °F; 433 K)
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references

1,1'-Binaphthyl is an organic compound with the formula (C₁₀H₇)₂. It is one of the dimers of naphthalene (or literally: dimers of naphthyl). A colorless solid, it has attracted some attention because the atropisomers can be isolated due to hindered rotation between the two naphthyl subunits. The halflife of the racemization is 14.5 min. at 50 °C. Substituted derivatives of this parent species, e.g. binaphthol, exhibit much higher barriers to racemization.^[1]

References

^ Pu, Lin (1998). "1,1'-Binaphthyl Dimers, Oligomers, and Polymers: Molecular Recognition, Asymmetric Catalysis, and New Materials". Chemical Reviews. 98 (7): 2405–2494. doi:10.1021/cr970463w. PMID 11848968.

[1] Pu, Lin (1998). "1,1'-Binaphthyl Dimers, Oligomers, and Polymers: Molecular Recognition, Asymmetric Catalysis, and New Materials". Chemical Reviews. 98 (7): 2405–2494. doi:10.1021/cr970463w. PMID 11848968.

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