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1,2-BENZANTHRACENE Structure

1,2-BENZANTHRACENE

Chemical Properties

Melting point 157-159 °C(lit.)
Boiling point 437.6 °C(lit.)
Density  1.274 g/cm3
vapor pressure  54.8 (de Kruif, 1980)
refractive index  1.7710 (estimate)
Flash point -18 °C
storage temp.  2-8°C
solubility  Soluble in ethanol, ether, acetone, benzene (U.S. EPA, 1985), toluene, xylenes, and other monoaromatic hydrocarbons.
pka >15 (Christensen et al., 1975)
form  Solid
color  Light Yellow
Water Solubility  9.4ug/L(25 ºC)
Merck  14,1062
BRN  1909298
Henry's Law Constant 1.48, 3.06, 6.22, 12.0, and 20.8 at 4.1, 11.0, 18.0, 25.0, and 31.0 °C, respectively (Bamford et al., 1998)
Stability Stable. Combustible. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
CAS DataBase Reference 56-55-3(CAS DataBase Reference)
IARC 2B (Vol. 92, Sup 7) 2010
EPA Substance Registry System Benz[a]anthracene (56-55-3)

Safety Information

Hazard Codes  T,N,Xn,F
Risk Statements  45-50/53-67-65-38-11-63-43-36/37/38-23/24/25-39/23/24/25-52/53-40-51/53-20
Safety Statements  53-45-60-61-62-36/37-24/25-23-26-33-25-16-9
RIDADR  UN 3077 9/PG 3
WGK Germany  3
RTECS  CV9275000
HazardClass  6.1(b)
PackingGroup  III
HS Code  29029000
Hazardous Substances Data 56-55-3(Hazardous Substances Data)
Toxicity LD50 for mice by intravenous injection 10 mg/kg (Patnaik, 1992).

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