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Benz[a]anthracene

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

1,2-Benzanthracene, Tetraphene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H12
CAS Number:
56-55-3
Molecular Weight:
228.29
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1909298
EC Number:
200-280-6
MDL number:
MFCD00003599
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:
24872107

grade

analytical standard

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

packaging

ampule of 100 mg

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

437.6 °C (lit.)

mp

157-159 °C (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

c1ccc2cc3c(ccc4ccccc34)cc2c1

InChI

1S/C18H12/c1-2-7-15-12-18-16(11-14(15)6-1)10-9-13-5-3-4-8-17(13)18/h1-12H

InChI key

DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

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General description

Benz[a]anthracene is a colorless plate like material, which belongs to the group of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.

Application

Benz[a]anthracene may be used as an analytical standard for the determination of the analyte in human urine, marine samples and smoked fish by chromatography techniques.
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Health hazardEnvironment
GHS08,GHS09

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Carc. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible, acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
LRAD2070
LRAC3214
LRAB9719
LRAB7312
LC25285V

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Sittig's Handbook of Toxic and Hazardous Chemicals and Carcinogens, (7) (2017)
Estimation of Rate Constants for Gas-Phase Reactions of Chrysene, Benz [a] anthracene, and Benzanthrone with OH and NO3 Radicals via a Relative Rate Method in CCl4 Liquid Phase-System
Kameda T, et al.
Polycyclic Aromat. Compd., 37, 101-105 (2017)
The determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in smoked fish by gas chromatography mass spectrometry with positive-ion chemical ionization
Yurchenko S and Molder U
Journal of food composition and analysis, 18(8), 857-869 (2005)
Determination of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in marine samples of Siokolo Fishing Settlement
Anyakora C, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1073(1-2), 323-330 (2005)
Yi-Rui Wu et al.
Bioresource technology, 101(24), 9666-9672 (2010-08-10)
An investigation was undertaken on the biodegradation of two kinds of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), anthracene (ANT) and benz[a]anthracene (BAA), by fungi isolated from PAH-contaminated mangrove sediments environment in Ma Wan, Hong Kong. ANT (50mg l(-1)) and BAA (20mg l(-1))
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