1H-Phenalene, often called simply phenalene is a
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH). Like many PAHs, it is an atmospheric pollutant formed during the combustion of fossil fuels.[2] It is the parent compound for the phosphorus-containing
phosphaphenalenes.
Reactions
Phenalene is deprotonated by potassium methoxide to give the phenalenyl anion.[3]
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