Pyrene

Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. The chemical formula is C16H10. This yellow-green solid is the smallest peri-fused PAH (one where the rings are fused through more than one face). Pyrene forms during incomplete combustion of organic compounds.

Pyrene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Pyrene
Other names
Benzo[def]phenanthrene
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
1307225
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.004.481
84203
KEGG
RTECS number
  • UR2450000
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C16H10/c1-3-11-7-9-13-5-2-6-14-10-8-12(4-1)15(11)16(13)14/h1-10H Y
    Key: BBEAQIROQSPTKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/C16H10/c1-3-11-7-9-13-5-2-6-14-10-8-12(4-1)15(11)16(13)14/h1-10H
    Key: BBEAQIROQSPTKN-UHFFFAOYAB
  • c1cc2cccc3c2c4c1cccc4cc3
Properties
C16H10
Molar mass 202.256 g·mol−1
Appearance colorless solid

(yellow impurities are often found at trace levels in many samples).

Density 1.271 g/cm3
Melting point 150.62 °C (303.12 °F; 423.77 K)
Boiling point 394 °C (741 °F; 667 K)
0.049 mg/L (0 °C)
0.139 mg/L (25 °C)
2.31 mg/L (75 °C)
log P 5.08
Band gap 2.02 eV
-147·10−6 cm3/mol
Structure
Monoclinic
P21/a
a = 13.64 Å, b = 9.25 Å, c = 8.47 Å
α = 90°, β = 100.28°, γ = 90°
4
Thermochemistry
229.7 J/(K·mol)
224.9 J·mol−1·K−1
125.5 kJ·mol−1
Enthalpy of fusion fHfus)
17.36 kJ·mol−1
Hazards
Occupational safety and health (OHS/OSH):
Main hazards
irritant
GHS labelling:
Warning
H315, H319, H335, H410
P261, P264, P271, P273, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P312, P321, P332+P313, P337+P313, P362, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
1
0
Flash point non-flammable
Related compounds
Related PAHs
benzopyrene
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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