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2-Methylphenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutant from polystyrene plastic.

White crystalline solid.

Insoluble in water.

Vigorous reactions, sometimes amounting to explosions, can result from the contact between aromatic hydrocarbons, such as 2-METHYLPHENANTHRENE, and strong oxidizing agents. They can react exothermically with bases and with diazo compounds. Substitution at the benzene nucleus occurs by halogenation (acid catalyst), nitration, sulfonation, and the Friedel-Crafts reaction. 2-METHYLPHENANTHRENE may be sensitive to prolonged exposure to light.

Flash point data for 2-METHYLPHENANTHRENE are not available. 2-METHYLPHENANTHRENE is probably combustible.