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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: skoozy on May 28, 2011, 11:00:56 PM
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What does 2-naphthol + NaOH produce?
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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...
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2-napthol has acidic H on OH group which can react with base NaOH .