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benzo[a]anthracene
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'Benz[a]anthracene or benzo[a]anthracene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C18H12. It is produced during incomplete combustion of organic matter.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H12
- Molecular weight
- 228.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzo[a]anthracene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC4=CC=CC=C4C=C32
- InChIKey
- DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.8
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 228.094
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- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC4=CC=CC=C4C=C32
- melting point
- 158
- Commons category
- Benzo(a)anthracene
- subject has role
- carcinogen
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
- External links
'Benz[a]anthracene or benzo[a]anthracene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C18H12. It is produced during incomplete combustion of organic matter.
Benz[a]anthracene is one of carcinogenic constituents of tobacco smoke.
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