Benzo[a]pyrene
SIGMA/B1760 - ≥96% (HPLC)
Synonym: 3,4-Benzopyrene; 3,4-Benzpyrene; Benzo[def]chrysene
CAS Number: 50-32-8
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C20H12
Molecular Weight: 252.31
EC Number: 200-028-5
MDL Number: MFCD00003602
Linear Formula: C20H12
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥96% (HPLC) |
| bp | 495 °C (lit.) |
| form | solid |
| InChI | 1S/C20H12/c1-2-7-17-15(4- |
| InChI key | FMMWHPNWAFZXNH-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 177-180 °C (lit.) |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | c1ccc2c(c1)cc3ccc4cccc5cc |
| Application: | Benzo[a]pyrene (PAH), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon pollutant, is used as a chemical carcinogen in experimental models of cancer. Carcinogenesis depends on it′s oxidation by CYP1A1 to benzo[a]pyrenediolepoxide |
| Packaging: | 1, 5 g in glass bottle |
| Packaging: | 100, 250, 500 mg in glass bottle |
| Symbol | ![]() ![]() GHS07,GHS08,GHS09 |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statements | H317 - H340 - H350 - H360FD - H410 |
| Precautionary statements | P202 - P261 - P273 - P280 - P302 + P352 - P308 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | T,N |
| Risk Statements | 45-46-60-61-43-50/53 |
| Safety Statements | 53-45-60-61 |
| RIDADR | UN 3077 9 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Purity | ≥96% (HPLC) |
| bp | 495 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 177-180 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352005 |




