5-ETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE
Names
[ CAS No. ]:
56961-62-7
[ Name ]:
5-ETHYL-1,2-BENZANTHRACENE
[Synonym ]:
8-Ethylbenz(a)anthracene
BENZ(a)ANTHRACENE,8-ETHYL
8-ethyltetraphene
5-Ethyl-1,2-benzanthracene
8-Aethyl-benz[a]anthracen
5-Aethyl-1,2-benzanthracen
Chemical & Physical Properties
[ Density]:
1.141g/cm3
[ Boiling Point ]:
457.2ºC at 760 mmHg
[ Molecular Formula ]:
C20H16
[ Molecular Weight ]:
256.34100
[ Flash Point ]:
223.6ºC
[ Exact Mass ]:
256.12500
[ LogP ]:
5.70860
[ Index of Refraction ]:
1.726
Toxicological Information
CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION
- RTECS NUMBER :
- CW5850000
- CHEMICAL NAME :
- Benz(a)anthracene, 8-ethyl-
- CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :
- 56961-62-7
- BEILSTEIN REFERENCE NO. :
- 2523267
- LAST UPDATED :
- 199612
- DATA ITEMS CITED :
- 1
- MOLECULAR FORMULA :
- C20-H16
- MOLECULAR WEIGHT :
- 256.36
- WISWESSER LINE NOTATION :
- L D6 B666J H2
HEALTH HAZARD DATA
ACUTE TOXICITY DATA
- TYPE OF TEST :
- TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
- ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :
- Administration onto the skin
- SPECIES OBSERVED :
- Rodent - mouse
- DOSE/DURATION :
- 650 mg/kg/27W-I
- TOXIC EFFECTS :
- Tumorigenic - equivocal tumorigenic agent by RTECS criteria Skin and Appendages - tumors Tumorigenic - tumors at site of application
- REFERENCE :
- PRLBA4 Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B: Biological Sciences. (Royal Soc., 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG, UK) V.76- 1905- Volume(issue)/page/year: 123,343,1937