Benzo ( j ) fluoranthene
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Surname | Benzo [ j ] fluoranthene | |||||||||||||||
Molecular formula | C 20 H 12 | |||||||||||||||
Brief description |
yellow to orange solid |
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Molar mass | 252.32 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
Physical state |
firmly |
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Melting point |
166 ° C |
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solubility |
slightly soluble in ethanol and acetic acid |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Benzo [ j ] fluoranthene is a chemical compound from the group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and contains four linked six-membered rings and one five-membered ring.
Occurrence
Benzo [ j ] fluoranthene is found in fossil fuels and is released from organic substances when the combustion is incomplete. It has been detected in smoke from cigarettes, exhaust from gasoline engines, emissions from the combustion of various types of coal and emissions from oil heating systems, as well as an impurity in some types of oil such as soybean oil.
properties
Benzo [ j ] fluoranthene is a yellow to orange flammable solid.
use
Benzo [ j ] fluoranthene is available as a reference material for chromatography.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Entry on Benzo (j) fluoranthene in the Hazardous Substances Data Bank , accessed April 18, 2014.
- ↑ a b c d Entry for CAS no. 205-82-3 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on April 18, 2014(JavaScript required) .
- ↑ Entry on Benzo [j] fluoranthene in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), accessed on August 1, 2016. Manufacturers or distributors can expand the harmonized classification and labeling .
- ↑ chemie.uni-hamburg.de: Hazardous Substances Database
- ↑ Peter Brandt: Reports on Food Safety 2007: Nationwide Monitoring Plan 2007 . Birkhäuser, 2008, ISBN 3-7643-8916-8 , p. 16 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
- ↑ Data sheet Benzo (j) fluoranthene, BCR from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on April 18, 2014 ( PDF ).