Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Retene methyl isopropyl phenanthrene or 1-methyl-7-isopropyl phenanthrene C18H18 is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon present in the coal tar fraction boiling above 360 °C. It occurs naturally in the tars obtained by the distillation of resinous woods. It crystallizes in large plates which melt at 98.5 °C and boil at 390 °C. It is readily soluble in warm ether and in hot glacial acetic acid.
