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Ovalene

Ovalene
Structural formula of ovalene
Ball-and-stick model of the ovalene molecule
Names
Preferred IUPAC name
Ovalene[1]
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
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EC Number
  • 205-880-1
UNII
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Properties
Chemical formula
C32H14
Molar mass 398.45 g/mol
-353.8·10−6 cm3/mol
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

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 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.

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