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anthracene (ăn`thrəsēn), C14H10, solid organic compound derived from coal tar. It melts at 218°C; and boils at 354°C;. When pure it is colorless and has a violet fluorescence; it darkens when exposed to sunlight. Anthracene is insoluble in water but is quite soluble in carbon disulfide and somewhat soluble in ethanol, methanol, benzene, chloroform, and other organic solvents. It is readily oxidized to form anthraquinone, the parent compound of the alizarin alizarin (əlĭz`ərĭn) ..... Click the link for more information. series of dyes. The molecular structure of anthracene consists of three benzenelike rings joined side by side; it is thus an aromatic compound aromatic compound, any of a large class of compounds that includes benzene and compounds that resemble benzene in certain of their chemical properties. Originally applied to a small class of pleasant-smelling chemicals derived from vegetables, it now encompasses a ..... Click the link for more information. . It is the first member of the anthracene series, a group of aromatic hydrocarbons that are structurally related to it and have the general formula CnH2n−18. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The concentrations of the gas-phase PAHs anthracene, acenaphthene, fluorene, and phenanthrene distinguished the gas phase from urban and rural particulate phases. Anthracene and pyrene have three and four rings of carbon, respectively, not "three-and four-carbon rings. According to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation, over fifty years after operations ceased, the Pit still has "elevated levels of anthracene, fluroanthene, pyrene and benzene. |
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