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anthracene
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Anthracene
Anthracene
is a solid
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
(PAH) of formula C
14
H
10
, consisting of three fused
benzene
rings. It is a component of
coal tar
. Anthracene is used in the
production
of the
red
dye
alizarin
and other dyes. Anthracene is colorless but exhibits a blue (400-500 nm peak)
fluorescence
under
ultraviolet
light.
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