Phenalene

Not to be confused with phenylene.

Phenalene

Names

IUPAC name

1H-Phenalene

Other names

Perinaphthene

Identifiers

203-80-5^N

CHEBI:33082^Y

8795^Y

InChI=1S/C13H10/c1-4-10-6-2-8-12-9-3-7-11(5-1)13(10)12/h1-8H,9H2^Y
Key: XDJOIMJURHQYDW-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
InChI=1/C13H10/c1-4-10-6-2-8-12-9-3-7-11(5-1)13(10)12/h1-8H,9H2
Key: XDJOIMJURHQYDW-UHFFFAOYAK

Jmol-3D images

c3c1cccc2\C=C/Cc(c12)cc3

Properties

Chemical formula

C₁₃H₁₀

Molar mass

166.22 g/mol

Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)

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Infobox references

Phenalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Like many PAHs, it is an atmospheric pollutant formed during the combustion of fossil fuels.^[1]

References

↑ Gao H, Ma MQ, Zhou L, Jia RP, Chen XG, Hu ZD (2007). "Interaction of DNA with aromatic hydrocarbons fraction in atmospheric particulates of Xigu District of Lanzhou, China". J Environ Sci (China) 19 (8): 948–54. PMID 17966851.

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 Tricyclobutabenzene

5 rings	Benz[e]acephenanthrylene 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 Olympicene Pentacene Perylene Picene Tetraphenylene

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

Phenalene

See also

References