Benz
'a''nthracene or benzo
'a''nthracene is a
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) is a class of organic compounds that is composed of multiple aromatic rings. The simplest representative is naphthalene, having two aromatic rings and the three-ring compounds anthracene and phenanthrene. ...
with the
chemical formula
In chemistry, a chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, ...
C
18H
12.
It is produced during incomplete combustion of organic matter.
Benz
'a''nthracene is one of carcinogenic constituents of
tobacco smoke
Tobacco smoke is a sooty aerosol produced by the incomplete combustion of tobacco during the tobacco smoking, smoking of cigarettes and other tobacco products. Temperatures in burning cigarettes range from about 400 °C between puffs to abo ...
.
See also
*
Tetracene, also known as benz
'b''nthracene
References
External links
Toxic Substances Portal - Polycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsA resource summarizing many toxicological aspects of benzanthracene and other polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
IARC Group 2A carcinogens
Tetracyclic compounds
PBT substances