Benz(e)acephenanthrylene

Benz[e]acephenanthrylene[1][2]
Names
Other names
Benzo[b]fluoranthene; Benzo[e]fluoranthene; 2,3-Benzofluoranthrene; benzo[e]acephenanthrylene; B(b)F; 2,3-Benzofluoranthene; 4,5-Benzofluoranthene; 2,3-Benzfluoranthene; 3,4-Benzfluoranthene; 3,4-Benzofluoranthene; Benz[b]fluoranthene[1]
Identifiers
205-99-2 [1]
3D model (Jmol) [2]: Interactive image
ChemSpider 8799 [2]
Properties
C20H12
Molar mass 252.32 g·mol−1
Appearance Off-white to tan powder[2]
Melting point 166 °C (331 °F; 439 K)[2]
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Benz[e]acephenanthrylene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C20H12. It is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) made of four benzene rings around a 5-membered ring.

On February 22, 2014, NASA announced a greatly upgraded database[3][4] for detecting and monitoring polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), including benz[e]acephenanthrylene (as benzo[b]fluoranthene, a synonym), in the universe. According to NASA scientists, over 20% of the carbon in the universe may be associated with PAHs, possible starting materials for the formation of life.[3] PAHs seem to have been formed shortly after the Big Bang, are abundant in the universe,[5][6][7] and are associated with new stars and exoplanets.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Staff (2011). "Benz[e]acephenanthrylene". NIST. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff (2014). "Benzo[e]acephenanthrylene". ChemSpider. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Hoover, Rachel (February 21, 2014). "Need to Track Organic Nano-Particles Across the Universe? NASA's Got an App for That". NASA. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  4. Staff (October 29, 2013). "PAH IR Spectral Database". NASA. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  5. Carey, Bjorn (October 18, 2005). "Life's Building Blocks 'Abundant in Space'". Space.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  6. Hudgins, Douglas M.; Bauschlicher Jr, Charles W.; Allamandola, L. J. (October 10, 2005). "Variations in the Peak Position of the 6.2 μm Interstellar Emission Feature: A Tracer of N in the Interstellar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Population". Astrophysical Journal. 632: 316–332. doi:10.1086/432495. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. Allamandola, Louis; et al. (April 13, 2011). "Cosmic Distribution of Chemical Complexity". NASA. Retrieved March 3, 2014.


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