Shelf life (days): 1460
Info: A polycyclic aromatic ketone and photosensitizer; produces singlet oxygen and superoxide in the presence of solar irradiation at 5 µM; induces hemolysis of isolated rat erythrocytes and increases MDA levels in isolated rat erythrocyte ghosts in the presence of solar irradiation at 20 µM; induces skin erythema, edema, and hyperpigmentation in guinea pigs exposed to sunlight or UVA radiation; increases IL-1, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17, TNF-α, and IFN-γ serum levels in mice at 15 mg/kg; initiates and promotes tumor formation in a two-stage mouse model of skin carcinogenesis; has been used as an intermediate in the manufacturing of vat and disperse dyes; has been found in urban ambient air
Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: 7H-benz[de]anthracen-7-one
Purity: ≥98%
Formula Markup: C17H10O
Formula Weight: 230.266
CAS Number: 82-05-3