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1-nitropyrene
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1-Nitropyrene is a by-product of combustion and is the predominant nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pyrene) emitted in a diesel engine. 1-Nitropyrene is listed as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen, indicating it is possibly carcinogenic to humans.
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Within Vinony's link graph, 1-nitropyrene is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to mass density, chemical formula and molar mass.
It is catalogued under topics including Chembox image size set, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and IARC Group 2B carcinogens.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 247.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 1-nitropyrene
- SMILES
- C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C=CC4=C(C=CC(=C43)C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-]
- InChIKey
- ALRLPDGCPYIVHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5
- Polar surface area
- 45.8 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 2
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
706 papers- Histone lactylation-induced premature senescence contributes to 1-nitropyrene-Induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Redox biology · 2025
- 1-nitropyrene.IARC monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans · 1989
- Prenatal 1-Nitropyrene Exposure Causes Autism-Like Behavior Partially by Altering DNA Hydroxymethylation in Developing Brain.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024
- 1-Nitropyrene disrupts testicular steroidogenesis via oxidative stress-evoked PERK-eIF2α pathway.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2023
- 1-Nitropyrene exposure induces mitochondria dysfunction and impairs oocyte maturation in mice.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 247.063
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- Commons category
- 1-Nitropyrene
- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₉NO₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C=CC4=C(C=CC(=C43)C=C2)[N+](=O)[O-]
- subject has role
- carcinogen
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Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- References
1-Nitropyrene is a by-product of combustion and is the predominant nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pyrene) emitted in a diesel engine. 1-Nitropyrene is listed as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen, indicating it is possibly carcinogenic to humans.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “1-nitropyrene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.