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chrysene
Sign in to saveChrysene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with the molecular formula that consists of four fused benzene rings. It is a natural constituent of coal tar, from which it was first isolated and characterized. It is also found in creosote at levels of 0.5–6 mg/kg.
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Within Vinony's link graph, chrysene is referenced by 179 other articles, and connects out to benzo[b]fluoranthene, International Standard Book Number and ethanol.
It sits within the topics ECHA InfoCard ID from Wikidata, IARC Group 2B carcinogens and PBT substances.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H12
- Molecular weight
- 228.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- chrysene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C=CC4=CC=CC=C43
- InChIKey
- WDECIBYCCFPHNR-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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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
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Research
2,160 papers- Chrysene.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1983
- Chrysene contribution to bronchial asthma: Activation of TRPA1 disrupts bronchial epithelial barrier via ERK pathway.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2024
- Applying kitchen compost promoted soil chrysene degradation by optimizing microbial community structure.Journal of environmental management · 2024
- Isolation and characterization of a newly chrysene-degrading Achromobacter aegrifaciens.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2024
- Chrysene accelerates the proceeding of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with the aggravation of inflammation and apoptosis in cigarette smoke exposed mice.Human & experimental toxicology · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Has part
- carbon
- Mass
- 228.094
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- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₂
- Commons category
- Chrysene
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C=CC4=CC=CC=C43
- found in taxon
- Camellia sinensis
- subject has role
- carcinogen
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- ionization energy
- 7.59
- melting point
- 258.2
- boiling point
- 448
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Occurrence
- Safety
- Derivatives
- See also
- References
Chrysene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with the molecular formula that consists of four fused benzene rings. It is a natural constituent of coal tar, from which it was first isolated and characterized. It is also found in creosote at levels of 0.5–6 mg/kg.
The name "chrysene" originates from Greek Χρύσoς (chrysos), meaning "gold", and is due to the golden-yellow color of the crystals of the hydrocarbon, thought to be the proper color of the compound at the time of its isolation and characterization. However, high purity chrysene is colorless, the yellow hue being due to the traces of its yellow-orange isomer tetracene, which cannot be separated easily.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chrysene” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.