Benzo(ghi)perylene

Benzo(<i>ghi</i>)perylene

Benzo(ghi)perylene

Chemical compound

Benzo[ghi]perylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C22H12.

The correct title of this article is Benzo[ghi]perylene. The substitution of any brackets is due to technical restrictions.
Quick Facts Names, Identifiers ...

Occurrence and safety

Benzo[ghi]perylene occurs naturally in crude oil and coal tar. It is a product of incomplete combustion and is found in tobacco smoke, automobile exhausts, industrial emissions, grilled meat products and edible oils. In the atmosphere, it is adsorbed to particles and is deposited into the soil and water.[1]

The compound accumulates strongly in organisms and the environment, and is suspected to be mutagenic and carcinogenic. It is one of 16 PAHs included in the EPA list of priority pollutants.

Hokkaidoite [ja], a natural crystalline mineral of this compound, is found in Hokkaido, Japan.

See also

  • Hokkaidoite

References

  1. [1]
    "Benzo[ghi]perylene – German Environmental Specimen Bank". www.umweltprobenbank.de. Retrieved 2020-08-05.


Stub icon

This article about a hydrocarbon is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Benzo(ghi)perylene, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.