Preferred Label : Benz[a]anthracene;
NCIt synonyms : 1,2-Benzoanthracene; Benzanthrene; 1,2-Benz(a)anthracene; BA; Tetraphene; Benzoanthracene; 2,3-Benzphenanthrene; 2,3-Benzophenanthrene; Naphthanthracene; Benz(b)phenanthrene; Benz a anthracene;
NCIt related terms : BENZ(A)ANTHRACENE;
NCIt definition : A crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of four fused benzene rings, produced
by incomplete combustion of organic matter. Benz(a)anthracene is primarily found in
gasoline and diesel exhaust, tobacco and cigarette smoke, coal tar and coal tar pitch,
coal combustion emissions, charcoal-broiled foods, amino acids, fatty acids and carbohydrate
pyrolysis products, wood and soot smoke, and creosote, asphalt and mineral oils. This
substance is used only for research purposes. Benz(a)anthracene is reasonably anticipated
to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05);
UNII : C5PLF6152K;
InChIKey : DXBHBZVCASKNBY-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
CAS number : 56-55-3;
Chemical formula : C18H12;
NSC code : 30970;
ChEBI ID : CHEBI:51348;
Codes from synonyms : 01160;
Origin ID : C44334;
UMLS CUI : C0220794;
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