Chemical Properties
yellow to gold fibrous powder
Uses
Used to synthesize MBE-grown layered superconductors.
Uses
Ultraviolet phosphor for charge-coupled devices.
Uses
Coronene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon found in smoked fish and was examined for potential toxic and carcinogenic effects.
Definition
ChEBI: A ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene that consists of six peri-fused benzene rings.
Carcinogenicity
An initiation–promotion assay
in mice gave positive results; a repeated application gave
negative results. On the basis of these studies, the working
group concluded that these data were inadequate to permit an
evaluation of the carcinogenicity of coronene to experimental
animals.
Purification Methods
Crystallise coronene from *benzene or toluene, then sublime it in a vacuum. [Beilstein 5 III 2651.]
