Naphthalene, C1 - National Park Service

Naphthalene 777
1-Methylnaphthalene 1,197
For comparison, capillary gas chromatograph analyses of aromatic
hydrocarbon concentrations (uL/L, ppb) in the water soluble
fractions (WSF) of a fresh Prudhoe Bay Crude oil [854]:
COMPOUNDS CONCENTRATION (ppb)
Naphthalene 118.38
1-Methylnaphthalene 39.13
Solubilities [366,766]:
Water solubility= 25.8 ppm [Yalkowsky SH et al; Arizona Data
Base of Water Solubility (1987)].
SOL IN ALCOHOL, ETHER, & BENZENE [Weast, R.C. (ed.) Handbook
of Chemistry and Physics. 69th ed. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press
Inc., 1988-1989.,p. C-361].
Vapor Pressure:
Water Solubility (mg/L at 25 degrees C) [848]: 25.8 -
30.4
6.31 to 8.84 Pa at 25 degrees C [848].
0.054 mmHg [766].
Henry's law constant;
16 to 62 Pa M3/mol [848].
Density/Specific Gravity:
1.022 to 1.6125 cubic cm/mol [848].
1.0202 mg/L @ 20 DEG C/4 DEG C [366,766, from Weast, R.C.
(ed.) Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 69th ed. Boca Raton,
FL: CRC Press Inc., 1988-1989.,p. C-361].