Pyrene (Chemical)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פירן (חומר כימי)
Name (Latin)
Pyrene (Chemical)
Name (Arabic)
بيرين
See Also From tracing topical name
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q415723
Library of congress: sh2002005321
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Krutz, L.J. Rhizosphere influenced pyrene dissipation, 2000.
  • Hawley chem. dict.:pp. 941-942 (pyrene, C16H10, a condensed ring hydrocarbon)
  • Concise encyc. chemistry, 1994(pyrene)
  • Bennett, H. Concise chemical and technical dict., 1986(pyrene)
  • Web. 3(pyrene)
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Wikipedia description:

Pyrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with the formula C16H10. Consisting of four fused benzene rings, it in a flat aromatic compound. This colorless compound is the smallest peri-fused PAH (one where the rings are fused through more than one face). Pyrene forms during incomplete combustion of organic compounds.

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