1,2-BENZANTHRAQUINONE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

169-171 °C(lit.)

Boiling point:

361.53°C (rough estimate)

Density 

1.1584 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.5200 (estimate)

storage temp. 

Refrigerator

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated)

form 

Solid

color 

Yellow

BRN 

2052941

Stability:

Light Sensitive

CAS DataBase Reference

2498-66-0(CAS DataBase Reference)

NIST Chemistry Reference

Benz(a)anthracene-7,12-dione(2498-66-0)

EPA Substance Registry System

Benz[a]anthracene-7,12-dione (2498-66-0)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes 

Xi

Risk Statements 

36/37/38

Safety Statements 

26

RIDADR 

2811

WGK Germany 

3

RTECS 

CW4591000

HazardClass 

6.1(b)

PackingGroup 

III

HS Code 

29146990

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1,2-BENZANTHRAQUINONE Usage And Synthesis

Chemical Properties

yellow to green powder

Uses

Benz[a]anthracene-7,12-dione is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that is present in the emission soot of biomass fuels combustion. Benz[a]anthracene-7,12-dione is an urban air contaminant and also a potential mutagen & carcinogen.

Synthesis Reference(s)

The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 42, p. 3465, 1977 DOI: 10.1021/jo00442a002

Purification Methods

Crystallise the dione from MeOH (charcoal). toluene, toluene/hexane, Me2CO, or AcOH. Alternatively purify it by sublimation in vacuo, or by zone refining. [Beilstein 7 H 826, 7 I 440, 7 II 760, 7 III 4278, 7 IV 2644.]

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• 1-ETHYLNAPHTHALENE
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