Chemical Properties
Yellow Crystalline Solid
Uses
A urinary metabolite from inhalation and dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatics hydrocarbons in hot mix asphalt paving workers. A heterocyclic aromatic compound with potent mutagenic and carcinogenic properties.One of the azaarenes found in grilled meat.
Definition
ChEBI: Dibenz[a,h]acridine is a polycyclic heteroarene and an organonitrogen heterocyclic compound.
General Description
Yellow crystals. Insoluble in water.
Air & Water Reactions
Dust/air mixtures may ignite and explode. Insoluble in water.
Reactivity Profile
DIBENZ(A,H)ACRIDINE neutralizes acids in exothermic reactions to form salts plus water. May be incompatible with isocyanates, halogenated organics, peroxides, phenols (acidic), epoxides, anhydrides, and acid halides. May generate hydrogen, a flammable gas, in combination with strong reducing agents such as hydrides.
Safety Profile
Confirmed carcinogen
with experimental carcinogenic and
tumorigenic data. Mutation data reported.
When heated to decomposition it emits
toxic fumes of NOx. See also
ANTHRACENE.
