Benzo(a)fluorene

Benzo[a]fluorene (IUPAC name, 11H-benzo[a]fluorene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). It is currently listed as a Group 3 carcinogen by the IARC.[2]

Benzo[a]fluorene[1]
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
11H-Benzo[a]fluorene
Other names
2,3-Benzopyrene
Tetracyclo[8.7.0.02,7.011,16]heptadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.005.405
EC Number
  • 205-944-9
KEGG
RTECS number
  • DF6382000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2 Y
    Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2
    Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYAQ
  • c4ccc3c2c(c1c(cccc1)C2)ccc3c4
Properties
C17H12
Molar mass 216.277 g/mol
Density 0.819 g/cm3
Melting point 189.5 °C (373.1 °F; 462.6 K)
Boiling point 405 °C (761 °F; 678 K)
0.000045 g/L
Solubility soluble in diethyl ether, benzene, chloroform
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

It is important to note that there is no fluorine in fluorene.

See also

References
  1. Lide, David R. (1998), Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.), Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, pp. 3–42, 8–119, ISBN 0-8493-0594-2
  2. "Benzo(a)fluorene (IARC Summary & Evaluation, Volume 32, 1983)". IARC. 17 April 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2010.


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