Chemistry:Benzo(ghi)perylene

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Short description: Chemical compound


Benzo[ghi]perylene
Skeletal formula
Ball-and-stick model of the Benzo[ghi]perylene molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Benzo[ghi]perylene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
EC Number
  • 205-883-8
KEGG
RTECS number
  • DI6200500
UNII
UN number 3077, 3082
Properties
C22H12
Molar mass 276.3307
Appearance solid
Density 1.378 g/cm3
Melting point 278 °C (532 °F; 551 K)
Boiling point 500 °C (932 °F; 773 K)
Hazards
GHS pictograms GHS09: Environmental hazard
GHS Signal word Warning
H410, H413
P273, P391, P501
Flash point 247.2 °C (477.0 °F; 520.3 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzo[ghi]perylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C22H12.

Occurrence and safety

Benzo[ghi]perylene occurs naturally in crude oil and coal tar. It is a product of incomplete combustion and is found in tobacco smoke, automobile exhausts, industrial emissions, grilled meat products and edible oils. In the atmosphere, it is adsorbed to particles and is deposited into the soil and water.[1]

The compound accumulates strongly in organisms and the environment, and is suspected to be mutagenic and carcinogenic. It is one of 16 PAHs included in the EPA list of priority pollutants.

Hokkaidoite (ja), a natural crystalline mineral of this compound, is found in Hokkaido, Japan.

See also

  • Hokkaidoite

References