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Preferred IUPAC name
Pyrene[1] | |
Other names
Benzo[def]phenanthrene
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1307225 | |
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ChemSpider | |
ECHA InfoCard | 100.004.481 |
84203 | |
KEGG | |
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Properties | |
C16H10 | |
Molar mass | 202.256 g·mol−1 |
Appearance | colorless solid
(yellow impurities are often found at trace levels in many samples). |
Density | 1.271 g/cm3[2] |
Melting point | 150.62 °C (303.12 °F; 423.77 K)[2] |
Boiling point | 394 °C (741 °F; 667 K)[2] |
0.049 mg/L (0 °C) 0.139 mg/L (25 °C) 2.31 mg/L (75 °C)[3] | |
log P | 5.08[4] |
Band gap | 2.02 eV[5] |
-147·10−6 cm3/mol[6] | |
Structure[7] | |
Monoclinic | |
P21/a | |
a = 13.64 Å, b = 9.25 Å, c = 8.47 Å α = 90°, β = 100.28°, γ = 90°
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Formula units (Z)
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4 |
Thermochemistry[8] | |
Heat capacity (C)
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229.7 J/(K·mol) |
Std molar
entropy (S⦵298) |
224.9 J·mol−1·K−1 |
Std enthalpy of
formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
125.5 kJ·mol−1 |
Enthalpy of fusion (ΔfH⦵fus)
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17.36 kJ·mol−1 |
Hazards | |
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH): | |
Main hazards
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irritant |
GHS labelling:[9] | |
Warning | |
H315, H319, H335, H410 | |
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501 | |
NFPA 704 (fire diamond) | |
Flash point | non-flammable |
Related compounds | |
Related PAHs
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benzopyrene |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is C16H10. This yellow-green solid is the smallest peri-fused PAH (one where the rings are fused through more than one face). Pyrene forms during incomplete combustion of organic compounds.[10]