Benz(a)anthracene

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

{{Correct title|reason=bracket|edit=substitution|Benz[a]anthracene}}

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|Name=Benz[a]anthracene

|ImageFile=Benzanthracene.png

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| ImageFile1 = Benz(a)anthracene molecule ball.png

| ImageAlt1 = Ball-and-stick model of the benz[a]anthracene molecule

| PIN = Tetraphene{{cite book | title = Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book) | publisher = The Royal Society of Chemistry | date = 2014 | location = Cambridge | page = 208 | doi = 10.1039/9781849733069-FP001 | isbn = 978-0-85404-182-4| chapter = Front Matter }}

|OtherNames = Benz[a]anthracene
Benzanthracene
Benzanthrene
1,2-Benzanthracene
Benzo[b]phenanthrene
Tetracyclo[8.8.0.0^2,7.0^12,17]octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaene{{cn|date=May 2019}}

|Section1= {{Chembox Identifiers

| ChEBI_Ref = {{ebicite|correct|EBI}}

| ChEBI = 51348

| PubChem = 5954

| InChI = 1/C18H12/c1-2-7-15-12-18-16(11-14(15)6-1)10-9-13-5-3-4-8-17(13)18/h1-12H

| InChIKey = DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYAM

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| StdInChI = 1S/C18H12/c1-2-7-15-12-18-16(11-14(15)6-1)10-9-13-5-3-4-8-17(13)18/h1-12H

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| StdInChIKey = DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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| CASNo = 56-55-3

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| ChemSpiderID = 5739

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| UNII = C5PLF6152K

| SMILES = c1ccc2c(c1)ccc3c2cc4ccccc4c3

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| KEGG = C14317

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|Section2= {{Chembox Properties

| C=18

| H=12

| Appearance = White solid

| Density= 1.19 g/cm³

| MeltingPtC = 158

| BoilingPtC = 438

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|Section3= {{Chembox Hazards

| FlashPtC = 209.1

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Benz[a]anthracene or benzo[a]anthracene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C₁₈H₁₂.{{Cite book|title=The MAK-Collection for Occupational Health and Safety|pages = 231–242|date=2002|publisher=Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA|isbn=9783527600410|language=en|doi=10.1002/3527600418.mb5655e0027|chapter = Benzo[a]anthracene [MAK Value Documentation, 2012]}} It is produced during incomplete combustion of organic matter.

Benz[a]anthracene is one of carcinogenic constituents of tobacco smoke.{{cite journal|last1=Talhout|first1=Reinskje|last2=Schulz|first2=Thomas|last3=Florek|first3=Ewa|last4=Van Benthem|first4=Jan|last5=Wester|first5=Piet|last6=Opperhuizen|first6=Antoon|title=Hazardous Compounds in Tobacco Smoke|journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|volume=8|issue=12|year=2011|pages=613–628|issn=1660-4601|doi=10.3390/ijerph8020613|pmid=21556207|pmc=3084482|doi-access=free}}