Benzo fluoranthenes

Polycyclic (also called polynuclear) aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are composed of multiple rings connected by shared carbon atoms (i.e., separate rings are combined by sharing two carbon atoms). All these compounds are pure hydrocarbons except for the two benzo-fluoranthenes, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and 2-chloronaphthalene. Moore and Ramamoorthy110 review the behavior of PAHs in natural waters. 

A gas chromatography-flame ionization detector system can be nsed for the separation and detection of nonpolar organic componnds. Semivolatile constitnents are among the analytes that can readily be resolved and detected nsing the system. If a packed column is used, four pairs of compounds may not be resolved adequately and are reported as a quantitative sum anthracene and phenanthrene, chrysene and benzo[a]anthracene, benzo[/ ]fluoranthene and benzo[/ ]fluoranthene, and dibenzo[a,/i]anthracene and indeno[l,2,3-cd]pyrene. This issue can be resolved through the use of a capillary column in place of a packed column. 

Synonyms Benz[e]acephenanthrylene 3,4-Benz[e]acephenanthrylene 2,3-Benzfluoranthene 3,4-Benzfluoranthene Benzo[e]fluoranthene 2,3-Benzofluoranthene 3,4-Benzofluoranthene 3,4-Benzo[ ]fluoranthene B(6)F BRN t872553 CCRtS 72 NSC 89365. 

Gu W et al.. Cytotoxic benzo[/]fluoranthene metabolites from Hypoxylon trun-catum lFB-18, an endophyte oi Artemisia annua, J Nat Prod, in press, 2007. 

FIGURE 19.24 HPLC separation of a standard mixture of 16 EU-priority PAHs plus EPA-priority PAHs, benzo[e]pyrene and benzo[fc]chrysene. Na=naphthalene, Ac = acenaphthylene, E=fluorene, Pa=phenan-threne, A = anthracene, El = fluoranthene, P = pyrene, BcE = benzo[c]fluoranthene, CPP = cyclopenta[c,4] pyrene, BaA = benz[a]anthracene, Ch = chrysene, 5-MeCh = 5 methylchrysene, BeP = benzo[e]pyrene, BjE = benzo[/ ]fluoranthene, BbF = benzo[h]fluoranthene, BkE = benzo[l ]fluoranthene, BaP = benzo[a]pyrene, DBahA = dibenz[a,/j]anthracene, DBalP = dibenzo[a,l]pyrene, BghiP = benzo[g,/j,i]perylene, IP = indeno [l,2,3-c4]pyrene, DBaeP = dibenzo[a,e]pyrene, BbCh = benzo[h]chrisene, DBaiP = dibenzo[a,i]pyrene,... 

Gundel et al., 1995b). Advantages of using this approach include high sensitivity (50 ng per gram of sample in these particular studies) and the ability to discriminate between compounds such as benzo[b]fluoranthene and benzo[ ]fluoranthene, which is difficult by other techniques such as gas chromatography. 

Total of 6 PAHs fluoranthene, benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[g,/7, ]perylene, benzo[b]fluoranthene, benzo[/ -fluoranthene, and lndeno[f,2,3-cc/ pyrene. 

Figure 2. Gas chromatogram of A, PAH fraction of diesel particulate extract (Sl-C2) and By its HPLC subfraction C (S1-C2). GC conditions 45- X 0.35-mm id SE54 glass capillary column flame ionization detector temperature, 110°C for 2 min, programmed to 170°C at 10°/min, to 212°C at 3°/min, to 278°C at 8°/min. Peak identities 1, phenanthrene 2, anthracene 3-6, methylanthracene/-phenan-threne 7, 2-phenylnaphthalene 8-10, dimethylanthracene/-phenanthrene 11, fluoranthene 12, aceanthrylene/acephenanthrylene 13, pyrene 14-15, trimethylan-thracene/-phenanthrene 16, benzo [ghi]fluoranthene 17, benzo[a/anthracene 18, triphenylene 19, chrysene 20, benzo[b]fluoranthene 21, benzo[]]fluoranthene ...

Fig. 2.20. Composition (mean%) of 16 individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to total PAHs detected in various environmental media in (a) air (n = 24), (b) soil (n = 226), (c) freshwater (n = 46), and (d) marine sediment (n = 159), from the South Korea. Naphthalene NAP, Acenaphthylene ACY, Acenaphthene ACE, Fluorine FLU, Phenanthrene PHE, Anthracene ANT, Fluoranthene FLT, Pyrene PYR, Benz[a]ant-hracene BaA, Chrysene CHR, Benzo[6]fluoranthene BbF, Benzo[ ]fluoranthene BkF, Benzo[a]pyrene BaP, Indeno[l,2,3,c,d]pyrene I123cdP, Dibenz[a,/z]anthracene DahA, Ben-zo[g,/y ]perylene BghiP.

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