CHEBI:142240 - benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide

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ChEBI Name benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide
ChEBI ID CHEBI:142240
ChEBI ASCII Name benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide
Definition An arene epoxide that is tetraphene which has undergone 1,2 addition of an oxygen atom to the double bond at the 5-6 position.
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Formula C18H12O
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 244.288
Monoisotopic Mass 244.08882
InChI InChI=1S/C18H12O/c1-2-6-12-10-16-15(9-11(12)5-1)13-7-3-4-8-14(13)17-18(16)19-17/h1-10,17-18H
InChIKey APIRAYPNDXRJBP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES C12=CC=CC=C1C=C3C(=C2)C=4C=CC=CC4C5C3O5
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): mutagen
An agent that increases the frequency of mutations above the normal background level, usually by interacting directly with DNA and causing it damage, including base substitution.
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ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide (CHEBI:142240) has parent hydride tetraphene (CHEBI:51348)
benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide (CHEBI:142240) has role mutagen (CHEBI:25435)
benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide (CHEBI:142240) is a arene epoxide (CHEBI:37410)
benz[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide (CHEBI:142240) is a organic heteropentacyclic compound (CHEBI:38164)
IUPAC Name
1a,11b-dihydrotetrapheno[5,6-b]oxirene
Synonyms Sources
1a,11b-dihydrobenzo[3,4]anthra[1,2-b]oxirene IUPAC
3,4-dihydro-3,4-epoxy-1,2-benzanthracene ChemIDplus
5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydrobeno[a]anthracene ChEBI
5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydrobenz(a)anthracene ChemIDplus
5,6-epoxy-5,6-dihydrobenz[a]anthracene ChemIDplus
BA 5,6-oxide ChEBI
benz[a]anthra-5,6-oxide ChemIDplus
benz[a]anthracene-5,6-epoxide ChemIDplus
benzo[a]anthracene 5,6-oxide ChemIDplus
epoxy-5,6-dihydrobenz[a]anthracene ChEBI
tetraphene 5,6-epoxide ChEBI
Registry Numbers Types Sources
1287156 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
962-32-3 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
9621-32-3 CAS Registry Number NIST Chemistry WebBook
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Last Modified
18 September 2018