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Title: 2-naphthol + NaOH equation
Post by: skoozy on May 28, 2011, 11:00:56 PM
What does 2-naphthol + NaOH produce?
Title: Re: 2-naphthol + NaOH equation
Post by: Schrödinger on May 29, 2011, 12:09:11 AM
I'm guessing it just produces the Na salt of 2-naphthol and water. NaOH being the base and 2-naphthol being the acid, it's just a simple acid-base reaction, I guess...
Title: Re: 2-naphthol + NaOH equation
Post by: Vidya on May 29, 2011, 10:05:56 AM
2-napthol  has acidic H on OH group which can react with base NaOH .