Benzanthracene

CAS Registry Number®

56-55-3

CAS Name

Benzanthracene

Molecular Formula

C18H12

Molecular Mass

228.29

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Compound Properties

  • Boiling Point (1)

    437.6 °C

  • Melting Point (1)

    160 °C

  • Density (2)

    1.274 g/cm³

Source(s)

  • (1) Hazardous Substances Data Bank data were obtained from the National Library of Medicine (US)
  • (2) International Chemical Safety Cards data were obtained from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (US)

Other Names and Identifiers

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

C12=C3C(=CC=C1C=C4C(=C2)C=CC=C4)C=CC=C3

Canonical SMILES

C=1C=CC=2C=C3C(C=CC=4C=CC=CC43)=CC2C1

Other Names for this Substance

  • Benz[a]anthracene
  • Benzanthrene
  • Benzo[a]anthracene
  • Benzo[b]phenanthrene
  • 2,3-Benzophenanthrene

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