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B9009

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Benzo[ghi]perylene

98%

Synonym(s):

1,12-Benzoperylene

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H12
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
276.33
Beilstein:
1913029
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352103
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

98%

form

solid

bp

>500 °C (lit.)

mp

277-279 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

c1cc2ccc3ccc4ccc5cccc6c(c1)c2c3c4c56

InChI

1S/C22H12/c1-3-13-7-9-15-11-12-16-10-8-14-4-2-6-18-17(5-1)19(13)21(15)22(16)20(14)18/h1-12H

InChI key

GYFAGKUZYNFMBN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

An n-channel organic semiconductor.

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Environment

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), e.g., benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), possess a bay region comprising an ortho-fused benzene ring. Benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) represents the group of PAHs lacking such a "classic" bay region and hence cannot be metabolically converted like BaP to bay
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Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 170(1), 63-68 (2001-01-06)
Although benzo[g,h,i]perylene (BghiP) has been found to promote the carcinogenesis of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in animal models, not much is known about this cocarcinogenic mechanism. In this study, human hepatoma HepG2 cells cotreated with BaP and BghiP were used as a

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