A polycyclic aromatic compound consisting of benzene fused with phenanthrene and containing a nitrogen atom, studied in organic chemistry.
Combines 'benzo-', 'phenanthrene' (three fused benzene rings), and '-azine' (nitrogen-containing suffix). Synthesized as chemists explored increasingly complex aromatic structures.
These mega-fused ring systems like benzophenanthrazine are some of the molecules chemists worry about in pollution—polycyclic aromatics form from incomplete combustion, and their structure makes them sticky, long-lasting, and sometimes toxic.
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