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3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid

CAS 92-70-6

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

12235-60-8 · 12235-61-9

3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as 3-HYDROXY-2-NAPHTHALENECARBOXYLIC acid · Color related compound 005 · Hydroxynaphthoic acid · 2-NAPHTHALENECARBOXYLIC acid, 3-HYDROXY- · 2-NAPHTHOIC acid, 3-HYDROXY- · 3-Hydroxynaphthalene-2-carboxylic acid

Show all 29 names

Bon · C.I. developer 20 · C.I. developer 8 · 2-Hydroxy-3-carboxynaphthalene · 2-Hydroxy-3-naphthalenecarboxylic acid · 2-Hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid · 2-Hydroxyl-3-naphthoic acid · 2-Naphthol-3-carboxylic acid · 3-Carboxy-2-naphthol · 3-Hydroxy-beta-naphthoic acid · 3-NAPHTHOL-2-CARBOXYLIC acid · B.o.n. acid · BON acid · Bona · C.I. Developer 20 (Obs.) · CI Developer 20 · Developer 8 · Developer BON · Miketazol Developer ONS · Naphthol B.O.N. · Naphthol bon · beta-Hydroxynaphthoic acid · beta-Oxynaphthoic acid

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.