1,2-BENZOFLUORENE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

185-190 °C

Boiling point:

407°C(lit.)

Density 

1.1020 (estimate)

refractive index 

1.6000 (estimate)

Flash point:

11 °C

solubility 

dioxane: soluble0.1g/10 mL, clear, colorless

form 

powder to crystal

color 

White to Light yellow to Light orange

Water Solubility 

45ug/L(25 ºC)

λmax

433nm(THF)(lit.)

BRN 

2046363

IARC

3 (Vol. 92, Sup 7) 2010

EPA Substance Registry System

11H-Benzo[a]fluorene (238-84-6)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

F,T

Risk Statements 

11-23/24/25-39/23/24/25

Safety Statements 

36/37-45

RIDADR 

2811

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

DF6382000

HS Code 

2902.90.9000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

Hazardous Substances Data

238-84-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

MSDS

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1,2-BENZOFLUORENE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

Plates from acetone or acetic acid.

Uses

11H-Benzo[a]fluorene has been used in a study on 7H-benzo[c]fluorine, major lung DNA adductor component in coal tar.

Uses

1,2-Benzofluorene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon which may act as an environmental pollutant.

Definition

ChEBI: Benzo[a]fluorene is a carbotetracyclic compound.

Synthesis Reference(s)

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 73, p. 3439, 1951 DOI: 10.1021/ja01151a130

Carcinogenicity

Benzo[a]fluorene gave negative results in two-stage skin and subcutaneous carcinogenesis tests in mice.

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