BENZO(G,H,I)FLUORANTHENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

149 °C

Boiling point:

302.89°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1624 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.5500 (estimate)

storage temp. 

2-8°C

color 

Yellow crystals

BRN 

2047005

IARC

3 (Vol. 92, Sup 7) 2010

EPA Substance Registry System

Benzo[ghi]fluoranthene (203-12-3)

Safety Information

RIDADR 

2811

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Hazardous Substances Data

203-12-3(Hazardous Substances Data)

Toxicity

mma-sat 10 mg/plate MUREAV 174,247,86

BENZO(G,H,I)FLUORANTHENE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Yellow needles with greenish-yellow fluorescence (recrystallized from petroleum ether); blue fluorescence in solution.

Uses

Benzo[ghi]fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is used in analytical studies for the detection of carbon black mutagenicity.

Definition

ChEBI: Benzo[ghi]fluoranthene is a member of phenanthrenes.

Safety Profile

Mutation data reported.Questionable carcinogen. When heated to decompositionit emits acrid smoke and irritating vapors.

Carcinogenicity

Available data are inadequate to evaluate the carcinogenicity of benzo[ghi]fluoranthene in experimental animals.

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