Ovalene

Ovalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C₃₂H₁₄, which consists of ten peri-fused six-membered rings. It is very similar to coronene.

Ovalene

Names
Preferred IUPAC name Ovalene[1]
Identifiers
CAS Number	190-26-1^Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChEBI	CHEBI:33091^N
ChemSpider	60771^N
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.347
EC Number	205-880-1
PubChem CID	67446
UNII	3M1901484G^Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90172447
InChI InChI=1S/C32H14/c1-2-16-6-10-20-14-22-12-8-18-4-3-17-7-11-21-13-19-9-5-15(1)23-24(16)28(20)32-30(22)26(18)25(17)29(21)31(32)27(19)23/h1-14H^N Key: LSQODMMMSXHVCN-UHFFFAOYSA-N^N InChI=1/C32H14/c1-2-16-6-10-20-14-22-12-8-18-4-3-17-7-11-21-13-19-9-5-15(1)23-24(16)28(20)32-30(22)26(18)25(17)29(21)31(32)27(19)23/h1-14H Key: LSQODMMMSXHVCN-UHFFFAOYAN
SMILES c1cc2c3c4c1ccc5cc6c7c8c(ccc9=c8c1c(cc9)cc(c3c1c7c54)cc2)cc6
Properties
Chemical formula	C32H14
Molar mass	398.45 g/mol
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)	-353.8·10^−6 cm^3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Ovalene is a reddish-orange compound. It is sparingly soluble in solvents such as benzene, toluene, and dichloromethane. Its solutions have a green fluorescence under UV light.

Ovalene has been shown to form in deep-sea hydrothermal vent areas and in the hydrocracking process of petroleum refining.

References

1. Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry : IUPAC Recommendations and Preferred Names 2013 (Blue Book). Cambridge: The Royal Society of Chemistry. 2014. p. 205. doi:10.1039/9781849733069-FP001. ISBN 978-0-85404-182-4.

• Fetzer, J. C. (2000). The Chemistry and Analysis of the Large Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons. New York: Wiley.

External links

• Ovalene datapage at NIST