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Anthracene

suitable for scintillation, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

Anthraxcene, Paranaphthalene

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H10
CAS Number:
120-12-7
Molecular Weight:
178.23
UNSPSC Code:
12171500
NACRES:
NA.32
PubChem Substance ID:
329748907
eCl@ss:
39011608
EC Number:
204-371-1
MDL number:
MFCD00001240
Colour Index Number:
10790
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1905429
Assay:
≥99.0% (GC)
Form:
powder or crystals
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vapor density

6.15 (vs air)

Quality Segment

100

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 145 °C)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

powder or crystals

autoignition temp.

1004 °F

sublimation residue

≤0.1%

bp

340 °C (lit.)

mp

210-215 °C (lit.), 214-216 °C

solubility

alcohols: soluble, benzene: soluble, chloroform: soluble, hydronaphthalenes: soluble, supercritical carbon dioxide: soluble

fluorescence

λex 251 nm; λem 401 nm in acetonitrile

suitability

suitable for scintillation

SMILES string

c1ccc2cc3ccccc3cc2c1

InChI

1S/C14H10/c1-2-6-12-10-14-8-4-3-7-13(14)9-11(12)5-1/h1-10H

InChI key

MWPLVEDNUUSJAV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CYP1A2(1544)

Application

Anthracene has been shown to be soluble in a variety of binary and ternary mixtures of cyclohexanone, ethyl acetate, and methanol .

Preparation Note

λmax. 357 nm, log ε 3.92

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pictograms

Environment
GHS09

signalword

Danger

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

249.8 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

121.0 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - PBT

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