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EC number: 292-604-8 | CAS number: 90640-82-7 The oil remaining after the removal, by a crystallization process, of an anthracene-rich solid (anthracene paste) from anthracene oil. It is composed primarily of two, three and four membered aromatic compounds.
Partition coefficient
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- partition coefficient
- Type of information:
- migrated information: read-across from supporting substance (structural analogue or surrogate)
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Studies comparable to guideline studies, based on accepted scientific principles
Data source
Referenceopen allclose all
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Relationships between octanol-water partition coefficient and aqueous solubility
- Author:
- Miller MM, Wasik P, Huang G-L, Shiu W-Y, and Mackay D
- Year:
- 1 985
- Bibliographic source:
- Environ. Sci. Technol., 19, 522-529
- Reference Type:
- review article or handbook
- Title:
- Selected non-heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- Author:
- WHO (World Health Organization)
- Year:
- 1 998
- Bibliographic source:
- Environmental Health Criteria, 202, Intern. Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS), Geneva, 1998
Materials and methods
Test guideline
- Qualifier:
- equivalent or similar to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 107 (Partition Coefficient (n-octanol / water), Shake Flask Method)
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Type of method:
- shake-flask method to: flask method
- Remarks:
- according to Miller et al. 1985
- Partition coefficient type:
- octanol-water
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
- IUPAC Name:
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
- Details on test material:
- CAS-No. Concentration [%w/w]*
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Fluorene 86-73-7 6.5 - 8
Acenaphthene 83-32-9 3.5 - 4
Phenanthrene 85-01-8 26 - 31
Anthracene 120-12-7 6 - 7
Fluoranthene 206-44-0 6 – 7.5
Pyrene 129-00-0 ~ 3
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* Concentrations in anthracene oil CS07 (GC analysis)
Constituent 1
Study design
- Analytical method:
- gas chromatography
Results and discussion
Partition coefficient
- Type:
- log Pow
- Partition coefficient:
- 3.9 - 5.2
- Temp.:
- 25 °C
- pH:
- 7 - 7.5
- Details on results:
- The range of approx. 60 % of ingredients of anthracene oil (< 50 ppm BaP) is between logPow of approx. 3.9 and 5.2 with the estimated average of 4.5.
Any other information on results incl. tables
Summary of n-octanol-water partition coefficients (as log Pow) for key components of anthracene oil (< 50 ppm BaP):
CAS-No. |
LogPow |
Source |
|
Fluorene |
86-73-7 |
4.18 |
Miller et al. 1985 |
Acenaphthene |
83-32-9 |
3.92 |
WHO, 1998 |
Phenanthrene |
85-01-8 |
4.57 |
Miller et al., 1985 |
Anthracene |
120-12-7 |
4.54 |
|
Fluoranthene |
206-44-0 |
5.22 (c) |
|
Pyrene |
129-00-0 |
5.18 |
(C) = calculated
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