Structured Summary
Abstract
A 20-carbon dibenz(de,kl)anthracene that can be viewed as a naphthalene fused to a phenalene or as dinaphthalene. It is used as fluorescent lipid probe in the cytochemistry of membranes and is a polycyclic hydrocarbon pollutant in soil and water. Derivatives may be carcinogenic.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C20H12
- Molecular Weight
- 252.3 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 198-55-0
- IUPAC Name
- perylene
- InChIKey
- CSHWQDPOILHKBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- C1=CC2=C3C(=C1)C4=CC=CC5=C4C(=CC=C5)C3=CC=C2
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010569
- Source
- PubChem CID 9142
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Classification
Broader headings
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Peri-Dinaphthalene
- Perilene
- Peri Dinaphthalene
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
91(79); was see under BENZANTHRACENES 1979-90
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Previous Indexing
- Benzanthracenes (1966-1978)
- Polycyclic Hydrocarbons (1974-1978)
MeSH Hierarchy
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Perylene. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010569. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010569
- Perylene. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perylene
- Perylene. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417674
- Perylene. In: PubChem Compound. CID 9142. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9142