2-Nitronaphthalene
# 2-Nitronaphthalene

2-Nitronaphthalene is an organic compound with the formula $C_{10}H_7NO_2.$ It is one of two isomers of nitronaphthalene, the other being 1-nitronaphthalene. 2-Nitronaphthalene is produced in very low yields upon nitration of naphthalene, but it can be more efficiently obtained via the diazotization of 2-aminonaphthalene.

