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fluoranthene
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Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). The molecule can be viewed as the fusion of naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring. The chemical formula is . Although samples are often pale yellow, the compound is colorless. It is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a member of the class of PAHs known as non-alternant PAHs because it has rings other than those with six carbon atoms. It is a structural isomer of the alternant PAH pyrene. It is not as thermodynamically stable as pyrene. Its name is derived from its fluorescence under UV light.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H10
- Molecular weight
- 202.25 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- fluoranthene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC4=C3C2=CC=C4
- InChIKey
- GVEPBJHOBDJJJI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 5.2
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
3,267 papers- Benzo[j]fluoranthene-Derived Natural Products.Journal of natural products · 2023
- Fluoranthene adsorption by graphene oxide and magnetic chitosan composite (mCS/GO).Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024
- Fluoranthene.IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans · 1983
- Concentration-dependent mechanisms of fluoranthene uptake by ryegrass.Ecotoxicology and environmental safety · 2023
- Fluoranthene Biodegradation by Serratia sp. AC-11 Immobilized into Chitosan Beads.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 202.078
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- melting point
- 107.8
- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₁₀
- ionization energy
- 7.95
- Commons category
- Fluoranthen
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C3=CC=CC4=C3C2=CC=C4
- boiling point
- 384
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Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). The molecule can be viewed as the fusion of naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring. The chemical formula is . Although samples are often pale yellow, the compound is colorless. It is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a member of the class of PAHs known as non-alternant PAHs because it has rings other than those with six carbon atoms. It is a structural isomer of the alternant PAH pyrene. It is not as thermodynamically stable as pyrene. Its name is derived from its fluorescence under UV light.
==Occurrence== Traces of fluoranthene is found in many combustion products, along with other PAHs. It results from incomplete combustion. Fluoranthene was originally isolated from coal tar pitch. It is still obtained from the high boiling fraction of coal tar, representing a few percent by weight.