ANTHRACENE OIL
- Product Name
- ANTHRACENE OIL
- CAS No.
- 65996-91-0
- Chemical Name
- ANTHRACENE OIL
- Synonyms
- ANTHRACENE OIL;Caswell no. 052;Einecs 266-026-1;antracene(tar)oil;Coal tar light oil;coaltardistillateboiling;Upper coal tar distillate;distillates(coaltar),upper;Coal tar distillates, upper;Epa pesticide chemical code 006101
- CBNumber
- CB1758425
- Formula Weight
- 0
- MOL File
- Mol file
ANTHRACENE OIL Property
- Boiling point:
- 258℃[at 101 325 Pa]
- vapor pressure
- 38.5Pa at 20℃
- Water Solubility
- 37mg/L at 20℃
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Upper coal tar distillates (65996-91-0)
ANTHRACENE OIL Chemical Properties,Usage,Production
Definition
A coal tar fraction boiling in the range 270–360C, a source of anthracene and similar aromatics. Also used as a wood preservative and pesticide, except on food crops.
General Description
Low-boiling liquid separated from coal tar by distillation. Contains benzene, toluene, xylenes, cumenes, coumarone and indene, among other substances. Colorless to yellow with a pleasant odor. Floats on water. Irritating vapor . Flash point is typically below 80° F
Air & Water Reactions
Highly flammable.
Reactivity Profile
COAL TAR OIL contains phenols, which react as weak organic acids and are incompatible with strong reducing substances such as hydrides, nitrides, alkali metals, and sulfides. Flammable gas (H2) is often generated, and the heat of the reaction may ignite the gas. Phenols also generate heat with bases. Such heating may initiate polymerization. Phenols are exothermically sulfonated very readily (for example, by concentrated sulfuric acid at room temperature) and are also nitrated very rapidly, even by dilute nitric acid. Nitrated phenols can explode when heated and form metal salts that may detonate when shocked.
Hazard
A carcinogen.
Health Hazard
Vapor causes slight irritation of nose and throat, smarting of eyes. Liquid may irritate skin on prolonged contact.