naphthalene

chemical compound
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naphthalene

Summary

naphthalene is a type of chemical entity[1]. naphthalene ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,317 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • naphthalene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • naphthalene's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C=CC=CC2=C1[4].
  • naphthalene's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₀H₈[5].
  • naphthalene is a type of naphthalenes[6].
  • naphthalene is a type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons[7].
  • naphthalene is a type of bicyclic compound[8].
  • naphthalene is part of naphthalene catabolic process[9].
  • naphthalene is part of naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase activity[10].
  • naphthalene is used for mothball[11].
  • naphthalene's Commons category is recorded as Naphthalene[12].
  • naphthalene comprises carbon[13].
  • naphthalene comprises hydrogen[14].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[15].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Nepeta racemosa[16].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Herbertus dicranus[17].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Herbertus sakuraii[18].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Microcystis aeruginosa[19].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Achillea abrotanoides[20].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Achillea grandifolia[21].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Actinidia chinensis[22].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Aspalathus linearis[23].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Aster scaber[24].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Bellis perennis[25].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Brassica campestris[26].
  • naphthalene's found in taxon is recorded as Brassica juncea[27].

Why It Matters

naphthalene ranks in the top 2% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,317 views/month).[2] naphthalene has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] naphthalene is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 15510
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 15510, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P679]]"
  2. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 15510
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P679]]: 015510, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275042|batch #275042]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2EYxnT, 3TsPoI
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → naphthalene exposure
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens, Nepeta racemosa, Herbertus dicranus +70
    Electric dipole moment → {'amount': '+0'}
    Different from → naphtha, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, biphenyl
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007558118205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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