Molecule record

PHENANTHRENE

C14H10

178.23 g/mol

2D structure for PHENANTHRENE

Molecular properties

Formula
C14H10
Molar mass
178.23 g·mol−1
Exact mass
178.0783 Da
10
0
0
0.00 Ų
4.5 (PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptor)
CAS
85-01-8
PubChem CID
995

Interactions

Polarity
Often weakly polar or nonpolar unless other structural features dominate.
Acid-base behavior
Review ionizable groups and pKa data where available; ChemForge does not infer definitive acid-base state from identity alone.
Intermolecular forces
Assess dispersion, dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and ionic character from the functional groups shown.

Functional groups

Alkene
Aromatic ring

Physical properties

PropertyValueConditionsSource
Logp4.5PubChem computed XLogP3-AA descriptorPubChem(link only)

Common names and synonyms

  • (3)HELICENE
  • 1173018-81-9
  • 201-581-5
  • 448J8E5BST
  • 695-039-9
  • 85-01-8
  • CAS-85-01-8
  • CHEBI:28851
Show all 22 synonyms
  • CHEMBL46730
  • DTXCID904254
  • DTXSID6024254
  • MFCD00001168
  • NSC-26256
  • NSC26256
  • Phenanthracene
  • Phenanthren
  • Phenanthren [German]
  • Phenanthrene-13C2
  • Phenanthrin
  • Phenantrin
  • Ravatite
  • RefChem:6480

Structure identifiers

Canonical SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC=CC=C32
Isomeric SMILES
C1=CC=C2C(=C1)C=CC3=CC=CC=C32
InChI
InChI=1S/C14H10/c1-3-7-13-11(5-1)9-10-12-6-2-4-8-14(12)13/h1-10H
InChIKey
YNPNZTXNASCQKK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
PubChem CID
995

Spectroscopy

Tabs appear only for spectra stored with clear provenance.

Open library

Simulated FTIR trace

Predicted FTIR / %T

4 cm-1 resolution / deterministic instrument profile

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Peak assignments

1645 cm−1C=C alkene (simulated)
3030 cm−1aromatic C-H (simulated)
1600 cm−1aromatic C=C (simulated)
2960 cm−1sp3 C-H (simulated)

Simulated NMR

On-demand educational prediction for PHENANTHRENE; not experimental data.

Simulated EI mass spectrum

On-demand educational fragmentation for PHENANTHRENE; not experimental data.

Sources

Molecule identity

Retrieved 8/7/2026. Reuse status is summarized by the badge; open the source for full details.

simulated IR

ChemForge original educational simulation.

Open source record