3-Nitrobenzanthrone
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| IUPAC name
3-Nitro-3,3a-dihydro-benzo[de]anthracen-7-one | |
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17117-34-9  | |
| ChemSpider | 2103821  |
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| Properties | |
| C17H9NO3 | |
| Molar mass | 275.26 g/mol |
| Melting point | 248 °C (478 °F; 521 K)[1] |
| Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa) | |
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3-Nitrobenzanthrone (3-nitro-7H-benz[de]anthracen-7-one) is a chemical compound emitted in diesel exhaust; it is a potent carcinogen.[2] It produced the highest score ever reported in the Ames test, a standard measure of the cancer-causing potential of toxic chemicals, far greater than the previous known strongest (1,8-dinitropyrene, which is also found in diesel exhaust).[3]
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References
- ↑ Hansen, Tanja; Seidel, Albrecht; Borlak, Juergen (2007). "The environmental carcinogen 3-nitrobenzanthrone and its main metabolite 3-aminobenzanthrone enhance formation of reactive oxygen intermediates in human A549 lung epithelial cells". Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 221 (2): 222–234. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2007.03.003. PMID 17477947.
- ↑ Volker M. Arlt (2005). "3-Nitrobenzanthrone, a potential human cancer hazard in diesel exhaust and urban air pollution: a review of the evidence". Mutagenesis 20 (6): 399–410. doi:10.1093/mutage/gei057. PMID 16199526.
- ↑ Fred Pearce (Oct 25, 1997). "Devil in the diesel". New Scientist: 4.