Uses
7-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene is a metabolite of Benzopyrene (BaP), a carcinogenic component of tobacco smoke implicated in lung cancer.
Definition
ChEBI: 7-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene is an ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene.
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 46, p. 4157, 1981
DOI: 10.1021/jo00334a010
Safety Profile
Questionable carcinogen withexperimental tumorigenic and neoplastigenic data by skincontact. Human mutation data reported. When heated todecomposition it emits acrid smoke and fumes.
