PICENE Property

Melting point:

366-367°

Boiling point:

bp 518-520°

Density 

1.1489 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.8120 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

solubility 

DMSO (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly)

form 

Solid

color 

White to Bight Beige

Water Solubility 

2.5ug/L(27 ºC)

λmax

285nm(CH2Cl2)(lit.)

Merck 

14,7396

IARC

3 (Vol. 92) 2010

EPA Substance Registry System

Picene (213-46-7)

Absorption

λmax?285 nm in DCM (lit.)

Safety

RIDADR 

2811

RTECS 

TJ3700000

HS Code 

2902.90.9000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Hazard and Precautionary Statements (GHS)

Symbol(GHS)

Signal word

Warning

Hazard statements

H371May cause damage to organs

Precautionary statements

P260Do not breathe dust/fume/gas/mist/vapours/spray.

P264Wash hands thoroughly after handling.

P264Wash skin thouroughly after handling.

P270Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product.

P309+P311IF exposed or if you feel unwell: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician.

P405Store locked up.

P501Dispose of contents/container to..…

PICENE Chemical Properties,Usage,Production

Description

Picene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) of environmental relevance has recently been predicted to be carcinogenic, based on quantum mechanical calculation, although in several animal studies no carcinogenicity could be detected.
Picene, a hydrocarbon found in the pitchy residue obtained in the distillation of peat-tar and of petroleum. This is distilled to dryness and the distillate repeatedly recrystallized from cymene It may be synthetically prepared by the action of anhydrous aluminium chloride on a mixture of naphthalene and ethylene dibromide, or by distilling α-dinaphthostilbene. It crystallizes in large colourless plates wi hich possess a blue fluorescence It is soluble in concentrated sulphuric acid with a green colour. Chromic acid in glacial acetic acid solution oxidizes it to picene-quinone, picene-quinone carboxylic acid, and finally to phthalic acid. When heated with hy driodic acid and phosphorus it forms hydrides of composition C22H34 and C22H36.

Definition

ChEBI: An ortho-fused polycyclic arene consisting of five fused benzene rings. It is obtained during the distillation of petroleum.

Carcinogenicity

Dermal application of picene in an early design limited study on mice gave negative results for carcinogenicity. More recently, picene gave positive results when tested in three dermal application studies on mice, two of which were initiation–promotion experiments. Subcutaneous injection into newborn and adult mice and young rats gave positive results in mice but negative results in rats.