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Pyrene, Powder

Catalog Number
ACM129000-3
CAS Number
129-00-0
Product Name
Pyrene, Powder
Structure
Category
Electroluminescence Materials
Description
Pyrene is a colorless solid, solid and solutions have a slight blue fluorescence. Used in biochemical research. (EPA, 1998);Liquid;Solid;PALE YELLOW OR COLOURLESS SOLID IN VARIOUS FORMS.;Colorless solid, solid and solutions have a slight blue fluorescence.
IUPAC Name
pyrene
Molecular Weight
202.25g/mol
Molecular Formula
C16H10;C16H10
Canonical SMILES
C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C=CC4=CC=CC(=C43)C=C2
InChI
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
InChI Key
BBEAQIROQSPTKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point
759 °F at 760 mm Hg (EPA, 1998);404.0 °C;394 °C;404 °C;759°F
Melting Point
313 °F (EPA, 1998);151.2 °C;150.62 °C;151.2°C;151 °C;313°F
Flash Point
>200.0 °C (>392.0 °F)
Density
1.27 at 73.4 °F (EPA, 1998);1.271 g/cu cm at 23 °C;1.27 g/cm³;1.27 at 73.4°F
Solubility
less than 1 mg/mL at 72° F (NTP, 1992);6.67e-07 M;In water, 0.135 mg/L at 25 °C;In water, median of 19 measured values from literature: 0.135 mg/L at 24-25 °C (average: 0.128 mg/L);Soluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, benzene, toluene; slightly soluble in carbon tetrachloride;Soluble in carbon disulfide, ligroin;Partially soluble in organic solvents;0.000135 mg/mL at 25 °C;Solubility in water, mg/l at 25 °C: 0.135
Application
Pyrene, in its pure form, appears as a colorless crystalline solid and is recognized as an essential polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), notable for its structure consisting of multiple benzene rings. This organic compound, with the chemical formula C16H10, is aromatic and combustible. While insoluble in water, Pyrene dissolves in ethanol and ether, and it fluoresces blue when in a crystalline or solution state. Predominantly sourced from coal tar, Pyrene is obtained through destructive hydrogenation of hard coal. It serves as a fundamental raw material in organic synthesis, facilitating the production of 1,4,5,8-naphthalene tetracarboxylic acid, essential for manufacturing dyes, synthetic resins, disperse dyes, and engineering plastics. Additionally, upon acylation, it contributes to the creation of the vat dye brilliant orange GR and other dyes, and is also useful in the production of pesticides and plasticizers. However, it is important to note that Pyrene has genotoxic characteristics with potential estrogenic, antiestrogenic, androgenic, and antiandrogenic activities, and in 2017, it was classified by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer as a possible human carcinogen.
Color/Form
Monoclinic prismatic tablets from alcohol or by sublimation; pure pyrene is colorless;Pale yellow plates (from toluene, sublimes);Colorless solid (tetracene impurities give yellow color)
Complexity
217
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count
1
EC Number
204-927-3
Exact Mass
202.07825g/mol
Formal Charge
0
Heat of Vaporization
3.21X10+5 J/kg
Heavy Atom Count
16
ICSC Number
1474
Log P
4.88 (LogP);log Kow = 4.88;4.88;4.88
MeSH Entry Terms
pyrene
Monoisotopic Mass
202.07825g/mol
NSC Number
66449;17534
Other Experimental
Absorption coefficient for thermal electrons: 6.0; ionization potential: 7.58; coefficient of highest filled or lowest empty molecular orbital: 0.445; K-region: bond= 4,5, bond order= 1.777, (CLE) min carbon localization energy plus (BLE) bond localization energy= 3.33;Solid and solution have slight blue fluorescence;Henry's Law constant = 1.19X10-5 atm-cu m/mole at 25 °C;Hydroxyl radical reaction rate constant = 5.0X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C
Rotatable Bond Count
0
RTECS Number
UR2450000
Stability
Stable under recommended storage conditions.
UNII
9E0T7WFW93
UN Number
3082
Vapor Pressure
2.6 mm Hg at 392.7 °F ; 6.90 mm Hg at 429.4° F (NTP, 1992);4.50e-06 mmHg;4.5X10-6 mm Hg at 25 °C;Vapor pressure, Pa at ? °C: 0.08;2.6 mmHg at 392.7°F, 6.90 mmHg at 429.4°F
XLogP3
4.9
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