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2-Methyl-1-naphthol was used in selective synthesis of vitamin K3 via liquid-phase oxidation using NbSBA-15 catalyst.

2-Methyl-1-naphthol undergoes oxidation with molecular oxygen to yield 2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone. Mechanism of selective oxidation of 2-methyl-1-naphthol with H₂O₂ catalyzed by titanium single-site catalysts, TiO₂-SiO₂ aerogel and mesostructured hydrothermally stable titanium-silicate has been investigated by EPR spectroscopic technique.