Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Perylene or perilene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C20H12 occurring as a brown solid. It or its derivatives may be carcinogenic and it is considered to be a hazardous pollutant. In cell membrane cytochemistry perylene is used as a fluorescent lipid probe. It is the parent compound of a class of rylene dyes.
