Benzo(a)fluorene

Benzo[a]fluorene^[1]
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name 11H-Benzo[a]fluorene
	Other names 2,3-Benzopyrene; Tetracyclo[8.7.0.02,7.011,16]heptadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaene[citation needed]
Identifiers
CAS Number	238-84-6 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	8840 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.405
EC Number	205-944-9;
KEGG	C19343 ;
PubChem CID	9195;
RTECS number	DF6382000;
UNII	65EP6ZT62K;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3075204 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2 Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2 Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYAQ;
	SMILES c4ccc3c2c(c1c(cccc1)C2)ccc3c4;
Properties
Chemical formula	C17H12
Molar mass	216.277 g/mol
Density	0.819 g/cm3
Melting point	189.5 °C (373.1 °F; 462.6 K)
Boiling point	405 °C (761 °F; 678 K)
Solubility in water	0.000045 g/L
Solubility	soluble in diethyl ether, benzene, chloroform
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Benzo[a]fluorene (IUPAC name, 11H-benzo[a]fluorene) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). It is currently listed as a Group 3 carcinogen by the IARC.^[2]

v t e Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
2 rings	Butalene Azulene Naphthalene
3 rings	Acenaphthene Acenaphthylene Anthracene Fluorene Phenalene Phenanthrene Biphenylene
4 rings	Benz[a]anthracene Benzo[a]fluorene Benzo[c]fluorene Benzo[c]phenanthrene Chrysene Fluoranthene Pyrene Tetracene Triphenylene Tricyclobutabenzene
5 rings	Benz[e]acephenanthrylene Benzopyrene Benzo[a]pyrene Benzo[e]pyrene 6H-Benzo[cd]pyrene(Olympicene) Benzo[a]fluoranthene Benzo[b]fluoranthene Benzo[j]fluoranthene Benzo[k]fluoranthene trans-Bicalicene Dibenz[a,h]anthracene Dibenz[a,j]anthracene Pentacene Pentaphene Perylene Picene Tetraphenylene
6 rings	Anthanthrene Benzo[ghi]perylene Corannulene Dibenzopyrenes Hexacene Triangulene Zethrene
7+ rings	Coronene Dicoronylene Diindenoperylene Heptacene Hexabenzocoronene (Hexa-cata-) Kekulene Ovalene Rubicene Rubrene Sumanene Superphenalene Trinaphthylene Truxene
General classes	Acene Circulene Cyclacene Helicene Phenacene

References

Names


Preferred IUPAC name 11H-Benzo[a]fluorene
Other names 2,3-Benzopyrene Tetracyclo[8.7.0.0^2,7.0^11,16]heptadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15-octaene^{[citation needed]}
Identifiers
CAS Number	238-84-6^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	8840^Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.405
EC Number	205-944-9
KEGG	C19343^N
PubChem CID	9195
RTECS number	DF6382000
UNII	65EP6ZT62K
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID3075204
InChI InChI=1S/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2^Y Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y InChI=1/C17H12/c1-3-7-14-12(5-1)9-10-16-15-8-4-2-6-13(15)11-17(14)16/h1-10H,11H2 Key: HKMTVMBEALTRRR-UHFFFAOYAQ
SMILES c4ccc3c2c(c1c(cccc1)C2)ccc3c4
Properties
Chemical formula	C₁₇H₁₂
Molar mass	216.277 g/mol
Density	0.819 g/cm³
Melting point	189.5 °C (373.1 °F; 462.6 K)
Boiling point	405 °C (761 °F; 678 K)
Solubility in water	0.000045 g/L
Solubility	soluble in diethyl ether, benzene, chloroform
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references