Phenols & Naphthols

Phenols and naphthols carry an acidic hydroxyl group on an aromatic ring, which makes them useful as nucleophiles, ligands, antioxidants and dye couplers. This sub-category spans simple phenols, naphthols and complex polyphenols. Examples are 1,1′-Bi-2-naphthol (BINOL), the parent of many chiral ligands, 1-Naphthol in standard and GR grades, 1-Nitroso-2-naphthol used for cobalt determination, 1,5-Dihydroxynaphthalene and (−)-Catechin from green tea.

Phenols oxidise in air and light, often turning pink or brown, so colour is a quick quality check. Analytical users need GR grades with low background for colorimetric tests. For BINOL, racemic and enantiopure forms serve different purposes, with the single enantiomers used in asymmetric catalysis and the racemate in materials and resolution studies.

Products are packed in amber bottles or opaque drums and stored cool and dry. Each lot comes with a COA and SDS. Gram packs suit research and analysis, while larger quantities can be quoted for dye and polymer use.