| Melting point |
177-180°C |
| Boiling point |
495°C |
| Density |
1.1549 (estimate) |
| vapor pressure |
2.4 at 25 °C (McVeety and Hites, 1988) |
| refractive index |
1.8530 (estimate) |
| Flash point |
495°C |
| storage temp. |
2-8°C |
| solubility |
Soluble in benzene, toluene, and xylene; sparingly soluble in ethanol and methanol (Windholz et
al., 1983) |
| form |
Crystalline |
| pka |
>15 (Christensen et al., 1975) |
| color |
Pale yellow/green/orange |
| Water Solubility |
Soluble in benzene, toluene, and xylene. Sparingly soluble in alcohol, methanol. Insoluble in water |
| Specific Heat Capacity |
Cp(gas): 1.01 J/(g·K), at 25℃ |
| Merck |
14,1103 |
| BRN |
1911333 |
| Henry's Law Constant |
7.35 at 25 °C (thermodynamic method-GC/UV spectrophotometry, Altschuh et al., 1999)(x 10-10 mmHg at 25 °C): |
| Exposure limits |
OSHA: TWA 0.2 mg/m3 |
| Stability |
Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
| Major Application |
environmental |
| InChI |
1S/C20H12/c1-2-7-17-15(4-1)12-16-9-8-13-5-3-6-14-10-11-18(17)20(16)19(13)14/h1-12H |
| InChIKey |
FMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES |
c1ccc2c(c1)cc3ccc4cccc5ccc2c3c45 |
| CAS DataBase Reference |
50-32-8(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| IARC |
1 (Vol. Sup 7, 92, 100F) 2012 |
| EPA Substance Registry System |
Benzo[a]pyrene (50-32-8) |