1-Nitropyrene

1-Nitropyrene
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
1-Nitropyrene
Identifiers
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  • InChI=1S/C16H9NO2/c18-17(19)14-9-7-12-5-4-10-2-1-3-11-6-8-13(14)16(12)15(10)11/h1-9H checkY
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  • [O-][N+](=O)c4ccc2ccc1cccc3c1c2c4cc3
Properties
C16H9NO2
Molar mass 247.253 g·mol−1
Density 1.422 g/mL
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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1-Nitropyrene is a by-product of combustion and is the predominant nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (pyrene) emitted in a diesel engine.[1] 1-Nitropyrene is listed as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen,[2] indicating it is possibly carcinogenic to humans.

References

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  1. ^ "NTP Technical Report on Toxicity Study of 1-Nitropyrene (CAS No. 5522-43-0) Administered by Inhalation to F344/N Rats" (PDF). Toxicity Report Series Number 34. National Toxicology Program. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs