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Polycyclic Compounds > Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons > Naphthalenes > 1-Naphthylamine
Organic Chemicals > Amines > 1-Naphthylamine

Preferred term

1-Naphthylamine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 1 Aminonaphthalene
  • 1-Aminonaphthalene
  • 8 Aminonaphthalene
  • 8-Aminonaphthalene
  • alpha Naphthylamine
  • alpha-Naphthylamine
  • Naphthalidine

Scope note

  • A suspected industrial carcinogen (and listed as such by OSHA). Its N-hydroxy metabolite is strongly carcinogenic and mutagenic.

History note

  • 91(76); was see under NAPHTHALENES 1976-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015057

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