Fluoranthene

Structural formula
General
Surname	Fluoranthene
other names	1,8- ( o- phenylene) naphthalene; Benzo [ jk ] fluorene;
Molecular formula	C 16 H 10
Brief description	yellow crystalline solid
External identifiers / databases
EC number	205-912-4
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.376
PubChem	9154
Wikidata	Q423462
properties
Molar mass	202.26 g mol −1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	105-110 ° C
boiling point	384 ° C
Vapor pressure	6.5 · 10 −4 Pa (25 ° C)
solubility	practically insoluble in water
safety instructions
H and P phrases	H: 302-410
	P: 273-501
Authorization procedure under REACH	of particular concern : persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic ( PBT ), very persistent and very bioaccumulative ( vPvB )
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Fluoranthene is an unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon . Under standard conditions, fluoranthene is a yellowish to green, crystalline solid. It occurs in coal tar and is one of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons . Fluoranthene is an intermediate in the manufacture of drugs and pharmaceuticals.

The term fluoranthene is derived from the fluorescence properties of the substance and not from fluorine atoms in the molecule.

Biological importance

Fluoranthene is metabolized in the human body to 2-methylfluoranthene and 3-methylfluoranthene and their other breakdown products.

safety instructions

Fluoranthene is harmful if swallowed. In tests with animal organisms, bacteria and human cells, mutagenic and tumorigenic effects could be observed. The acute and chronic toxicity is not yet fully known. The LD ₅₀ for oral administration to rats is 2000 mg per kg of body weight, and for dermal application to rabbits 3180 mg / kg.

Fluoranthene is classified under water hazard class 2 and therefore as hazardous to water . During the decomposition, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide can be released.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on fluoranthene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2018(JavaScript required) .
↑ Harald Bittner, Holger Gerwig: Determination of PAHs in the particle and gas phase at typical measuring locations in Saxony , accessed on February 2, 2018.
↑ Entry in the SVHC list of the European Chemicals Agency , accessed on January 21, 2019.

[GESTIS-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Entry on fluoranthene in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on January 8, 2018(JavaScript required) .

[2] Harald Bittner, Holger Gerwig: Determination of PAHs in the particle and gas phase at typical measuring locations in Saxony , accessed on February 2, 2018.

[SVHC-3] Entry in the SVHC list of the European Chemicals Agency , accessed on January 21, 2019.