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CAS NO:206-44-0
EC NO:205-912-4
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). The molecule can be viewed as the fusion of naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring. Although samples are often pale yellow, the compound is colorless.
Fluoranthene is soluble in nonpolar organic solvents.
Fluoranthene is a member of the class of PAHs known as non-alternant PAHs because it has rings other than those with six carbon atoms.
Fluoranthene is a structural isomer of the alternant PAH pyrene.
Fluoranthene is not as thermodynamically stable as pyrene.
Fluoranthenes name is derived from its fluorescence under UV light.
Properties:
Chemical formula: C16H10
Molar mass: 202.256 g·mol−1
Appearance: Yellow to green needles
Density: 1.252 g/cm3 (0 °C), solid
Melting point: 110.8 °C (231.4 °F; 383.9 K)
Boiling point: 375 °C (707 °F; 648 K)
Solubility in water: 265 μg/l (25 °C)
Magnetic susceptibility (χ): -138.0·10−6 cm3/mol
Viscosity: 0.652 cP at 20 °C
Occurrence
Traces of fluoranthene is found in many combustion products, along with other PAHs.
Fluoranthene results from incomplete combustion.
Fluoranthene was originally isolated from coal tar pitch.
Fluoranthene is still obtained from the high boiling fraction of coal tar, representing a few percent by weight.
Fluoranthene appears as light yellow fine crystals.
Fluoranthene is an ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of a naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring.
Fluoranthene is a natural product found in Elsholtzia ciliata with data available.
Industry Uses:
-Adhesives and sealant chemicals
Consumer Uses:
-Adhesives and sealants
Application
Fluoranthene can be used as a starting material in the synthesis of:
Polyfluoranthene (PFA) based conducting polymer (PFA) by electrochemical anodic oxidation using Lewis acid catalyst.
Substituted fluorenones.
Fluorescence-emitting oligofluoranthene (OFA) nanorods by oxidative oligomerization.
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH).
Fluoranthene exists as pale yellow needles or plates.
Fluoranthene can be produced by the pyrolysis at high temperatures of organic raw materials such as coal and petroleum.
Fluoranthene is also known to to be produced by certain plants.
Fluoranthene is a constituent of coal tar and petroleum-derived asphalt. Currently, there is no known production or use of this compound.
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). PAHs are a group of organic compounds that contain two or more benzene rings in their structure.
Fluoranthene and other PAHs are formed unintentionally during combustion.
Fluoranthene is also present in fossil fuels and enters the environment during incomplete combustion in for example coke ovens and motor vehicles as well as through cigarette smoke and small-scale wood burning.
Fluoranthene is a white crystalline hydrocarbon C15H10 obtained especially from the coal-tar distillates having the highest boiling points and from petroleum; 1,8-ortho-phenylene-naphthalene.
Chemical Properties
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic hydrocarbon and a colorless crystalline solid.
Uses
Fluoranthene is a component of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, also known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and is usually bound to small particulate matter present in urban air, industrial and natural combustion emissions, and cigarette smoke.
Uses
Fluoranthene can be used as a starting material in the synthesis of:
Polyfluoranthene (PFA) based conducting polymer (PFA) by electrochemical anodic oxidation using Lewis acid catalyst.
Substituted fluorenones.
Fluorescence-emitting oligofluoranthene (OFA) nanorods by oxidative oligomerization.
Definition
ChEBI: An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of a naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring.
General Description
Light yellow fine crystals.
Air & Water Reactions
Insoluble in water.
Fluoranthene is a commonly occurring environmental pollutant and can be classified as either a tumour initiator or a cocarcinogen in humans.
Fluoranthene is widely used as an intermediate to synthesize fluorescent dyes.
Technical Information
Appearance :Crystalline
Physical State :Solid
Solubility :Soluble in ether, chloroform, benzene, and ethanol. Insoluble in water.
Storage :Store at room temperature
Melting Point :105-110° C (lit.)
Boiling Point :384° C (lit.)
Use:
-Non-metallic surface inspection fluorescent agent;
-Dye intermediates;
-Synthetic pesticides intermediates.
Used as fluorescer, dye intermediate, pharmaceutical intermediate.
Fluoranthene occurs in fossil fuels and is ubiquitous in products of incomplete combustion of organic material.
Furthermore, it is a natural product of plant biosynthesis.
Fluoranthene can be detected in ambient air, surface waters and waste waters as well as in tobacco smoke, edible oils, and charbroiled foods.
Sources/Uses:
-Occurs in coal tar and petroleum-derived asphalt;
-Used to make drugs and fluorescent dyes;
-Also used as a stabilizer in epoxy resins and in electrically insulating oils.
Physical and Chemical Properties:
trait colorless or yellow-green needle-like crystals.
melting point: 109~110 ℃
boiling point: 384 ℃
relative density: 1.252
refractive index: 1.0996
solubility: insoluble in water, slightly soluble in ethanol, soluble in carbon disulfide, acetic acid, soluble in ether, benzene, UV fluorescence.
Use
Can be used for magnetic metal surface detection fluorescent agent and for the preparation of synthetic dyes, drugs, etc.
Use
Fluoranthene is used as a fluorescent agent for non-magnetic metal surface inspection, synthesizing yellow and blue vat dyes, and manufacturing medicine.
Fluoranthene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) that can be derived from coal tar.
Formula: C20H12
Molecular mass: 252.3
Boiling point: 480°C
Melting point: 217°C
Solubility in water: none
Octanol/water partition coefficient as log Pow: 6.84
IUPAC names
Fluoranthene
fluoranthene
SYNONYMS:
1907918 [Beilstein]
205-912-4 [EINECS]
206-44-0 [RN]
360UOL779Z
Benzo[j,k]fluorene
Fluorantene
Fluoranthen [German] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
Fluoranthene [ACD/Index Name] [ACD/IUPAC Name] [Wiki]
Fluoranthène [French] [ACD/IUPAC Name]
LL4025000
MFCD00001184 [MDL number]
[206-44-0]
1,2-(1,8-Naphthalene)benzene
1,2-(1,8-Naphthylene)benzene
1,2-Benzacenaphthene
51523-79-6 [RN]
76774-50-0 [RN]
93951-69-0 [RN]
Benzacenaphthylene
Benzene, 1,2-(1, 8-naphthylene)-
Benzene, 1,2-(1,8-naphthalenediyl)-
Benzene, 1,2-(1,8-naphthylene)-
Benzeneacetic acid, a-amino-3-nitro-
Benzo(jk)fluorene
benzo[jk]fluorene
C007738
Fluoranthene 10 µg/mL in Acetonitrile
Fluoranthene 10 µg/mL in Cyclohexane
Fluoranthene 10 µg/mL in Acetonitrile
Fluoranthene 10 µg/mL in Cyclohexane
Fluoranthene 100 µg/mL in Acetonitrile
Fluoranthene 100 µg/mL in Acetonitrile
Fluoranthene;1,2-Benzacenaphthene
