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BCR052

Benzo[ghi]perylene

BCR®, certified reference material

Synonym(s):

1,12-Benzoperylene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H12
CAS Number:
191-24-2
Molecular Weight:
276.33
Beilstein:
1913029
MDL number:
MFCD00004135
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329774204
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

certified reference material

Agency

BCR®

Assay

>99.7%

manufacturer/tradename

JRC

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

bp

>500 °C (lit.)

mp

277-279 °C (lit.)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

c1cc2ccc3ccc4ccc5cccc6c(c1)c2c3c4c56

InChI

1S/C22H12/c1-3-13-7-9-15-11-12-16-10-8-14-4-2-6-18-17(5-1)19(13)21(15)22(16)20(14)18/h1-12H

InChI key

GYFAGKUZYNFMBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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BCR052

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Pictograms

Environment
GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H410

Precautionary Statements

P273 - P391 - P501

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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JAN Code

BCR052-100MG:

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Benzo[ghi]perylene.
IARC monographs on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans, 32, 195-204 (1983-12-01)
J R Van Gurp et al.
Cancer research, 43(12 Pt 1), 6031-6038 (1983-12-01)
The development of a selection procedure is described which utilizes the fact that certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are rendered highly cytotoxic when illuminated with near-ultraviolet light. Twenty polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were screened for phototoxicity and toxicity in the absence of
N C Hughes et al.
Carcinogenesis, 14(1), 127-133 (1993-01-01)
Benzo[ghi]perylene (B[ghi]P) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), present in complex combustion products, and evidence for its carcinogenic activity in experimental animals is equivocal, and yet it has demonstrable mutagenic activity in vitro. In order to investigate the possible DNA
Py and BPe solvent polarity scales: effect of temperature on pyrene and benzo[ghi]perylene fluorescence spectra.
R Waris et al.
The Analyst, 113(9), 1465-1467 (1988-09-01)
Stepan Boitsov et al.
Marine environmental research, 68(5), 236-245 (2009-08-01)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) were measured in sediment cores from 13 locations in South-Western Barents Sea as part of a detailed study of the Norwegian seabed under the MAREANO program. The generally low PAH levels found, an average around 200
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