anthracene

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q422152
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anthracene

Summary

anthracene is a type of chemical entity[1]. anthracene ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • anthracene's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • anthracene's canonical SMILES is recorded as C1=CC=C2C=C3C=CC=CC3=CC2=C1[4].
  • anthracene's chemical formula is recorded as C₁₄H₁₀[5].
  • anthracene is a type of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons[6].
  • anthracene's Commons category is recorded as Anthracene[7].
  • anthracene comprises carbon[8].
  • anthracene comprises hydrogen[9].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Liquidambar styraciflua[10].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Festuca arundinacea[11].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Bletilla striata[12].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Houttuynia cordata[13].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Daucus carota[14].
  • anthracene's found in taxon is recorded as Festuca rubra[15].
  • anthracene's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • anthracene's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[17].
  • anthracene's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • anthracene's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • anthracene's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[20].
  • anthracene's different from is recorded as anthracene[21].
  • anthracene's MCN code is recorded as 2902.90.30[22].
  • anthracene's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+178.078'}[23].
  • anthracene's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+216'}[24].
  • anthracene's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+215.0'}[25].
  • anthracene's boiling point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+339.95'}[26].
  • anthracene's electric dipole moment is recorded as {'unit': 'Q40603', 'amount': '+0'}[27].

Why It Matters

anthracene ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (815 views/month).[2] anthracene has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] anthracene is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Constituents of Essential Oil from Leaves of Liquidambar styraciflua L.1. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Composition of essential oil of tall fescue. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Antioxidant, Antityrosinase and Antitumor Activity Comparison: The Potential Utilization of Fibrous Root Part of Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Reichb.f. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis of volatile compounds from Houttuynia cordata Thunb after extraction by solid-phase microextraction, flash evaporation and steam distillation. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Studies on the polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon content of carrots (Daucus carota). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Composition of essential oil of tall fescue. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Jean-Claude Bradley Open Melting Point Dataset. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Basic laboratory and industrial chemicals: A CRC quick reference handbook. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Wostr · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) carbon, hydrogen
    Has parts
    Melting point {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+216'}, {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+215.0'}
    Instance of type of chemical entity
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q418207]]"
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