Benz(a)anthracene

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Benzo[a]anthracene


IUPAC name benz[a]anthracene
Other names Benzanthracene; Benzanthrene; 1,2-Benzanthracene; Benzo[b]phenanthrene; Tetraphene
Identifiers
CAS number	56-55-3^Y
PubChem	5954
ChemSpider	5739^Y
UNII	C5PLF6152K
KEGG	C14317
ChEBI	CHEBI:51348
Jmol-3D images	Image 1
SMILES c1ccc2c(c1)ccc3c2cc4ccccc4c3
InChI 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 Key: DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N InChI=1/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 Key: DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYAM
Properties
Molecular formula	C₁₈H₁₂
Molar mass	228.2879
Appearance	solid
Density	1.19 g/cm³
Melting point	158 °C, 431 K, 316 °F
Boiling point	438 °C, 711 K, 820 °F
Hazards
Flash point	209.1 °C
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Infobox references

Benz[a]anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₁₈H₁₂.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

2 rings	Azulene · Naphthalene · 1-Methylnaphthalene · Sapotalin

3 rings	Acenaphthene · Acenaphthylene · Anthracene · Fluorene · Phenalene · Phenanthrene

4 rings	Benz[a]anthracene · Benzo[a]fluorene · Benzo[c]phenanthrene · Chrysene · Fluoranthene · Pyrene · Tetracene · Triphenylene

5 rings	Benzopyrene · Benzo[a]pyrene · Benzo[e]pyrene · Benzo[a]fluoranthene · Benzo[b]fluoranthene · Benzo[j]fluoranthene · Benzo[k]fluoranthene · Dibenz[a,h]anthracene · Dibenz[a,j]anthracene · Pentacene · Perylene · Picene · Tetraphenylene

6+ rings	Anthanthrene · Benzo[ghi]perylene · Corannulene · Coronene · Dicoronylene · Diindenoperylene · Helicene · Heptacene · Hexacene · Kekulene · Ovalene · Zethrene

See also