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Preferred IUPAC name
Benzo[pqr]tetraphene[1] | |
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3D model (JSmol)
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ChEBI | |
ChEMBL | |
ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.026 |
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UNII | |
UN number | 3077, 3082 |
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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Properties | |
C20H12 | |
Molar mass | 252.316 g·mol−1 |
Density | 1.24 g/cm3 (25 °C) |
Melting point | 179[2] °C (354 °F; 452 K) |
Boiling point | 495 °C (923 °F; 768 K) |
0.2 to 6.2 μg/L | |
-135.7·10−6 cm3/mol | |
Hazards[3] | |
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Danger | |
H317, H340, H350, H360, H410 | |
P201, P202, P261, P272, P273, P280, P281, P302+P352, P308+P313, P321, P333+P313, P363, P391, P405, P501 | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP or B[a]P) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and the result of incomplete combustion of organic matter at temperatures between 300 °C (572 °F) and 600 °C (1,112 °F). The ubiquitous compound can be found in coal tar, tobacco smoke and many foods, especially grilled meats. The substance with the formula C20H12 is one of the benzopyrenes, formed by a benzene ring fused to pyrene. Its diol epoxide metabolites, more commonly known as BPDE, react with and bind to DNA, resulting in mutations and eventually cancer. It is listed as a Group 1 carcinogen by the IARC. In the 18th century a scrotal cancer of chimney sweepers, the chimney sweeps' carcinoma, was already known to be connected to soot.