Chemical Properties
Pale greenish yellow leaves from xylene.
Uses
This compound is used in the rapid extraction method of polycyclic aromatic compounds in soil using basic silica selective pressurized liquid extraction.
Definition
ChEBI: Benzo[b]chrysene is a carbopolycyclic compound.
Safety Profile
Questionable carcinogen withexperimental neoplastigenic data by skin contact. Mutation data reported. When heated to decomposition it emitsacrid smoke and irritating fumes.
Carcinogenicity
Benzo[b]chrysene was positive
for carcinogenicity on mouse skin when tested in one initiation–
promotion study.
