描述
1-naphthaldehyde, also known as alpha-naphthal or 1-formylnaphthalene, is a member of the class of compounds known as naphthalenes. Naphthalenes are compounds containing a naphthalene moiety, which consists of two fused benzene rings. 1-naphthaldehyde is practically insoluble (in water) and an extremely weak basic (essentially neutral) compound (based on its pKa). 1-naphthaldehyde can be found in a number of food items such as black crowberry, devilfish, other soy product, and chinese bayberry, which makes 1-naphthaldehyde a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products.