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phenanthrene
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Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a colorless, crystal-like solid, but can also appear yellow. Phenanthrene is used to make dyes, plastics, pesticides, explosives, and drugs. It has also been used to make bile acids, cholesterol and steroids.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C14H10
- Molecular weight
- 178.23 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- phenanthrene
- SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC=CC=C32
- InChIKey
- YNPNZTXNASCQKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 4.5
- Polar surface area
- 0 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 0
- Formal charge
- 0
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 178.078
- Image
- Phenanthrene C14H10.JPG
- Autonomy
- 450
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- melting point
- 99.24
- chemical formula
- C₁₄H₁₀
- Commons category
- Phenanthrene
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC=CC=C32
- density
- 1.18
- solubility
- 0.0042
- boiling point
- 340
- partition coefficient water/octanol
- 4.52
- refractive index
- 1.5943
- flash point
- 171
- vapor pressure
- 100
- ionization energy
- 7.86
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- History and etymology
- Physical properties
- Chemistry
- Productions
- Natural occurrences of the phenanthrene derivatives
- In plants
- See also
- References
- External links
Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with formula C14H10, consisting of three fused benzene rings. It is a colorless, crystal-like solid, but can also appear yellow. Phenanthrene is used to make dyes, plastics, pesticides, explosives, and drugs. It has also been used to make bile acids, cholesterol and steroids.
Phenanthrene occurs naturally and also is a man-made chemical. Commonly, humans are exposed to phenanthrene through inhalation of cigarette smoke, but there are many routes of exposure. Animal studies have shown that phenanthrene is a potential carcinogen. However, according to IARC, it is not identified as a probable, possible or confirmed human carcinogen.