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benzo[c]phenanthrene
Sign in to saveAlso known as Benzo(''c'')phenanthrene, 3,4-Benzphenanthrene, benzo(c)phenanthrene, 3,4-benzophenanthrene, tetrahelicene, benzo-3,4-phenanthrene, BcPh
'Benzo[c]phenanthrene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula . It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a nonplanar molecule consisting of the fusion of four fused benzene rings. The compound is of mainly theoretical interest but it is environmentally occurring and weakly carcinogenic.
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Vinony's link graph records 68 inbound references to benzo[c]phenanthrene, and connects out to benzo[b]fluoranthene, mass density and hydrocarbon.
It is catalogued under topics including Chembox having GHS data, ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata and IARC Group 2B carcinogens.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H12
- Molecular weight
- 228.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- benzo[c]phenanthrene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C4=CC=CC=C4C=C3
- InChIKey
- TUAHORSUHVUKBD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.7
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
1 papers- [Fixation of histamine & nerve destruction by stilbenic carcinogenic substances & by 3,4-benzophenanthrene].Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales · 1958
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 228.094
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- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C4=CC=CC=C4C=C3
- subject has role
- mutagen
- Commons category
- Benzo(c)phenanthrene
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References
'Benzo[c]phenanthrene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula . It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a nonplanar molecule consisting of the fusion of four fused benzene rings. The compound is of mainly theoretical interest but it is environmentally occurring and weakly carcinogenic.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “benzo[c]phenanthrene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.