| Chemical Properties | brown powder |
| Uses | There is no evidence that 6-nitrochrysene has been used commercially for any purpose. 6-Nitrochrysene is used as an internal standard in the chemical analysis of nitroarenes (IARC 1989). It is available for research purposes at a purity of at least 98% and as a reference material at a certified purity of 98.9%. |
| Uses | 6-Nitrochrysene is a nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and a carcinogen selector. An environmental contaminant and a carcinogen. |
| Definition | ChEBI: 6-Nitrochrysene is a carbopolycyclic compound. |
| General Description | Chrome-red thick prismatic crystals or orange-yellow needles (recrystallized from pyridine or xylene). |
| Reactivity Profile | 6-NITROCHRYSENE reacts with tin and hydrochloric acid in glacial acetic acid. 6-NITROCHRYSENE also reacts with bromine and fuming nitric acid. |
| Health Hazard | ACUTE/CHRONIC HAZARDS: When heated to decomposition 6-NITROCHRYSENE emits toxic fumes of nitrogen oxides. |
| Fire Hazard | Flash point data for 6-NITROCHRYSENE are not available; however, 6-NITROCHRYSENE is probably combustible. |
| Carcinogenicity | 6-Nitrochrysene is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals. |
