Description General description 6-Methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde can be prepared by reacting 2-bromo 6-methoxy naphthalene with triethylorthoformate via Grignard reaction. Its crystals belong to the orthorhombic space group, P212121 and shows excellent NLO (non-linear optical) property.[4] Application 6-Methoxy-2-naphthaldehyde may be used in the preparation of the following 4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)butan-2-one related compounds:[1] • 4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)but-3-en-2-one • 4-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-3-methylbutan-2-one • 5-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)pentan-3-one It may also be used in the synthesis of the following chalcone derivatives: • (2E)-1-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-3-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)prop-2-en-1-one[2] • (2E)-1-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-3-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)prop-2-en-1-one[2] • (2E)-3-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)-1-pyridin-4-ylprop-2-en-1-one[4] • (2E)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(6-methoxy-2-naphthyl)prop-2-en-1-one[3] Packaging 5 g in glass bottle