POLYNUCLEAR AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS by HPLC: METHOD 5506, Issue 3, dated 15 January 1998 - Page 6 of 9 TABLE 1. FORMULAS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.
FORMULA
WEIGHT
DETECTOR
MELTING POINT ( C)
1. NAPHTHALENE
C10H8
128.17
UV
80.2
218
[6]
2. ACENAPHTHYLENE
C12H8
152.20
UV
92.5
280
[6]
3. ACENAPHTHENE
C12H10
154.21
UV
93.4
279
[6]
4. FLUORENE
C13H10
166.22
UV
115
295
[6]
5. ANTHRACENE
C14H10
178.23
UV
215
340
[6]
6. PHENANTHRENE
C14H10
178.23
UV
99.2
340
[6
7. FLUORANTHENE
C16H10
202.26
FL
108
384
[6]
8. PYRENE
C16H10
202.26
FL
151
404
[6]
9. BENZ[a]ANTHRACENE
C18H12
228.29
FL
167
435
[7]
10. CHRYSENE
C18H12
228.29
UV
258
448
[6]
11. BENZO[b]FLUORANTHENE
C20H12
252.32
FL
168
--
[7]
12. BENZO[k]FLUORANTHENE
C20H12
252.32
FL
217
480
[6]
13. BENZO[a]PYRENE
C20H12
252.32
FL
177
495
[6, 8]
14. BENZO[e]PYRENE
C20H12
252.32
FL
178
311
[6]
15. BENZO[ghi]PERYLENE
C22H12
276.34
FL
278
--
[7]
16. INDENO[1,2,3-cd]PYRENE
C22H12
276.34
FL
164
--
[7]
17. DIBENZ[a,h]ANTHRACENE
C22H14
278.35
FL
270
524
[7, 8]
COMPOUND (by M.W.)
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods (NMAM), Fourth Edition
BOILING POINT ( C)
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