Related compounds Density 899 kg/m³ | Formula C12H8 Appearance Yellow crystals | |
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Acenaphthylene meaning
Acenaphthylene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. The molecule resembles naphthalene with positions 1 and 8 connected by a C2H2 unit. It is a yellow solid. Unlike many polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, it has no fluorescence.
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Occurrence
Acenaphthylene occurs as about 2% of coal tar. It is produced industrially by dehydrogenation of acenaphthene. More than 20% of the carbon in the universe may be associated with PAHs.
Reactions
Hydrogenation gives the more saturated compound acenaphthene.
It functions as a ligand for some organometallic compounds.
References
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