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Benzo[a]pyrene solution

100 μg/mL in cyclohexane, analytical standard

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C20H12
CAS Number:
50-32-8
Molecular Weight:
252.31
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329753751
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
MFCD00003602

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InChI

1S/C20H12/c1-2-7-17-15(4-1)12-16-9-8-13-5-3-6-14-10-11-18(17)20(16)19(13)14/h1-12H

SMILES string

c1ccc2c(c1)cc3ccc4cccc5ccc2c3c45

InChI key

FMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

analytical standard

shelf life

limited shelf life, expiry date on the label

concentration

100 μg/mL in cyclohexane

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

Quality Level

100

application(s)

environmental

format

single component solution

storage temp.

2-8°C

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Application

Benzo[a]pyrene may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in olive oil samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) as well as liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection techniques (LC-FLD), and in cereal-based foodstuffs, fish, meat and poultry by GC-MS.
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General description

Benzo[a]pyrene belongs to the family of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds, which consist of two or more aromatic rings made up of only hydrogen and carbon elements.
This compound is listed in the SVHC (Substances of very high concern) candidate list of ECHA (European Chemicals Agency)

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Asp. Tox. 1 - Carc. 1B - Flam. Liq. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

3 - Flammable liquids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

-0.4 °F

flash_point_c

-18 °C

ppe

Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

Regulatory Listings

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

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BCCK0795
BCCH8157
BCBV5506
BCBT7898

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Direct analysis of benzo[a]pyrene metabolites with strong overlapping in both the spectral and lifetime domains
Alfarhani B, et al.
Microchemical Journal, Devoted to the Application of Microtechniques in All Branches of Science, 137, 51-61 (2018)
Assessing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in cereal-based foodstuffs by using a continuous solid-phase extraction system and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Rascon AJ, et al.
Food Control, 92(1-2), 92-100 (2018)
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Analytica Chimica Acta, 758(1-2), 80-92 (2013)
Rapid determination of benzo(a)pyrene in olive oil samples with solid-phase extraction and low-pressure, wide-bore gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and fast liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
Bogusz MJ, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 1026(1-2), 1-7 (2004)
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