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Benz[a]anthracene

Name: Benz[<I>a</I>]anthracene
Brand: ALDRICH

99%

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzanthracene, Tetraphene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

C₁₈H₁₂

CAS Number:

56-55-3

Molecular Weight:

228.29

UNSPSC Code:

12352100

NACRES:

NA.22

PubChem Substance ID:

24891636

EC Number:

200-280-6

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1909298

MDL number:

MFCD00003599

Assay:

99%

Form:

powder

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Properties

Quality Segment

100

assay

99%

form

powder

bp

437.6 °C (lit.)

mp

157-159 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1ccc2cc3c(ccc4ccccc34)cc2c1

InChI

1S/C18H12/c1-2-7-15-12-18-16(11-14(15)6-1)10-9-13-5-3-4-8-17(13)18/h1-12H

InChI key

DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

Description

Application

Benz[a]anthracene can be used in the synthesis of other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as tribenzo[a,c,f]tetraphene.2 It can also be used for phosphorescence applications.

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pictograms

GHS08,GHS09

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Danger

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

hcodes

H350,H410,EUH441

pcodes

P201 - P202 - P273 - P308 + P313 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B - PBT - vPvB

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