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benzo(b)fluoranthene

CAS Number: 205-99-2

Basic Information

The chemical structure of benzo(b)fluoranthene Synonym(s): 2,3-benzofluoranthene; 3,4-benz[e]acephenanthrylene; 3,4-Benzofluoranthene; B[B]F; B[E]F; Benz[e]acephenanthrylene; Benzo[b]fluoranthene; Benzo[b]fluoranthene ; Benzo[e]fluoranthene
Formula: C20H12
 Molecular Weight: 252.315
 Boiling Point (°C): 357
 Melting Point (°C): 167
 Contaminant Type: benzo(b)fluoranthene is a polyclyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
Notes: NEEDLES (RECRYSTALLIZED FROM BENZENE), COLORLESS NEEDLES (RECRYSTALLIZED FROM TOLUENE OR GLACIAL ACETIC ACID)

Solubility (in water)

  • Solubility: 1.20E-07 g/100ml d
  • Solubility: 1.20E-03 mg/l ak

Half-Life (in soil unless otherwise noted)

  • t1/2: 0.99-1.67 years f
    Environment: Based upon aerobic soil die-away test data

Soil Organic Carbon/Water Partition Coefficients

  • Koc: Log Koc: 5.74 ay

Octanol-Water Partition Coefficients

  • Log Kow: Kow: 1100000 aj
  • Log Kow: 6.04 ay
  • Log Kow: 6.57 ak

Work Cited

d ChemFinder. Cambridge MA: CambridgeSoft Corporation. Retrieved November, 2003 from http://chemfinder.cambridgesoft.com
f Howard, P. H., R. S. Boethling, W. F. Jarvis, W. M. Meylan, and E. M. Michalenko. 1991. Handbook of Environmental Degradation Rates. Lewis Publishers., Chelsea, MI.
aj RAIS. 2005. Risk Assessment Information System. Pages retrieved April, 2005 from http://risk.lsd.ornl.gov/tox/rap_toxp.shtml. U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental Management, Oak Ridge Operations (ORO) Office, Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC, Oak Ridge, TN.
ak Verschueren, K. 2001. Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals, 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
ay Nagpal, N. K. 1993. Ambient Water Quality Criteria For Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Pages retrieved April 2005 from http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wat/wq/BCguidelines/pahs/index.html. British Columbia Ministry of Environment.