Tetralin
(ˈtɛtrəlɪn)
Also tetralin.
[f. tetra- + naphthaline.]
= tetrahydronaphthalene s.v. tetra- 2 a. (A proprietary name in the U.S.)
| 1920, etc. [see Decalin]. 1924 Nature 14 June 866/2 Excluding benzol..alternative fuels of greatest promise include ‘tetralin’ (tetrahydronaphthalene), which, mixed with benzol and alcohol, was used considerably by the Germans during the war. 1944 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 18 Jan. 350/1 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company... Tetralin for tetrahydronaphthalene. 1980 Sci. Amer. May 89/1 Certain trialkyl tin compounds,..and acetyl-ethyl-tetramethyl tetralin, a synthetic fragrance at one time used in certain cosmetics, have also been shown to damage myelin preferentially. |