benzo[c]phenanthrene
Sign in to saveAlso known as Benzo(''c'')phenanthrene, 3,4-Benzphenanthrene, benzo(c)phenanthrene, 3,4-benzophenanthrene, tetrahelicene, benzo-3,4-phenanthrene, BcPh
'Benzo[c]phenanthrene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula . It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a nonplanar molecule consisting of the fusion of four fused benzene rings. The compound is of mainly theoretical interest but it is environmentally occurring and weakly carcinogenic.
Research
1 papers- [Fixation of histamine & nerve destruction by stilbenic carcinogenic substances & by 3,4-benzophenanthrene].Comptes rendus des seances de la Societe de biologie et de ses filiales · 1958
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 228.094
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- chemical formula
- C₁₈H₁₂
- canonical SMILES
- C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=C2C4=CC=CC=C4C=C3
- subject has role
- mutagen
- Commons category
- Benzo(c)phenanthrene
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Encyclopedic overview
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'Benzo[c]phenanthrene' is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula . It is a white solid that is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. It is a nonplanar molecule consisting of the fusion of four fused benzene rings. The compound is of mainly theoretical interest but it is environmentally occurring and weakly carcinogenic.
==References==
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