1. It is used to manufacture fluorescent brightener, vinyl chloride fiber as printing and dyeing carrier, surfactant as polyester printing and dyeing carrier, heat carrier, pharmaceutical intermediate and sulfur extractant,

2. Used in the production of plasticizers and fiber dyeing aids

3. It can be used as cetane number measuring agent for diesel oil, reagent for determining theoretical plate number of distillation tower, solvent for pesticide and insecticide, and solvent for hydrogen peroxide production by anthraquinone method

4. It is used to produce plant growth regulators α- Naphthylacetic acid

5. Essence α- Methylnaphthalene can be used to synthesize 1,4-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, as raw material of fluorescent brightener dye, resin for engineering plastics, 1-Naphthalene diacid as plant growth hormone, 1-Naphthalene dicarboxylic acid as raw material of color photographic dye, and pharmaceutical intermediate.