Benzene

V/Week 5 Literature Review Benzene and Leukemia Travis - Keith Miller Columbia Southern University July 4, 2017 For this assignment we have been asked to pick a group-one carcinogen from the International Agency on Cancer also known by the abbreviation “IARC” and then research peer-reviewed journal articles that support the relationship between the carcinogen and the cancer that it causes. For this assignment, I have chosen the well-known relationship between Benzene and cancer. Before completing

I chose to write about is benzene and how it is used in oil refinery. Benzene is a flammable, colorless liquid that has a sweet odor to it when it is exposed to the air, although it evaporates very quickly (ACS). It is formed by human activities and through natural processes (ACS). Benzene is one of the twenty most used chemicals in the United States because it is commonly used as a starting material to make other chemicals like dyes, rubbers and plastics (ACS). Benzene use to be used as an industrial

Benzene exposure and Cancer: Mechanism of Toxicity and Carcinogenesis Benzene is the simplest aromatic hydrocarbon that is represented with the formula C6H6. It was discovered in 1825 by a British scientist, Michael Faraday, who extracted it from crude oil by applying pressure, and named it “Bicarburet of hydrogen”. However, its chemical synthesis did not start until in 1843, Charles Mansfield, discovered a method to extract benzene from coal tar. Since its industrialization, benzene is produced

Benzene Chemical Report Duncan Fraser Contents   What is benzene Benzene is an organic chemical with the chemical formula of C6 H6. It is a chemical that appears as a colourless liquid or sometimes slight yellow at room temperature. Benzene boils at 176.2 degrees Fahrenheit and freezes below 41.9 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a sweet petrol like odour and is highly flammable. The hydrocarbon is derived from benzoic acid and is therefore named benzene. Michael Faraday an

7. Risk factors Repeated exposure to the chemical benzene can be a factor in AML development. Benzene damages the DNA of normal marrow cells. According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, despite the fact that petroleum products contribute to the majority of benzene in the atmosphere, half of the total national personal exposure to benzene comes from cigarette smoke. Benzene is also found in certain industrial settings. Genetic disorders, such as Fanconi’s anemia, Shwachman syndrome

he electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction leads to form 1,4-di-t-butylbenzene from the reaction of benzene and t-butyl chloride. The t-butyl cholride is considered not electrophilic enough to react with benzene, so it needs aluminium chloride catalyst to make it strong electrophile. Aluminium chloride is a lewis acid. The chloride atom will be separated from t-butyl chloride and attached to the aluminium chloride to become AlCl4. So, the t-butyl will be a carbocation, and it will be good electrophile

its odor or fragrant, now, in chemistry, to compounds those have particular bonding arrangements that cause certain  (pi) electrons within a molecule to be strongly attached. They are often reflected in Heat of Combustion and in Hydrogenation. Benzene (C6H6) is the best known aromatic compound and the head compound to which lots of other aromatic compounds are related. It was first isolated from an oily film which was deposited from the gas used for lighting in 1825 by Michel Faraday and named

substitution reaction. Introduction Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions take place with an aromatic compound, compound with high electron density, and an electrophile a compound which is partially positive. One of the pi bonds in the benzene donates electron to the electrophile which leads to an electron deficient adjacent carbon, carbocation. This carbocation is also known as an arenium ion. This arenium ion formation leads to non-aromaticity which is not as stable as the aromatic compound

March 03). Retrieved January 25, 2017, from https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=33 Benzene. (2016). Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Retrieved 27 January 2017, from https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/chemical/benzene.htm ATSDR - Toxic Substances - Benzene. Atsdr.cdc.gov. Retrieved 27 January 2017, from https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/toxsubstance.asp?toxid=14 Benzene CASRN 71-43-2 | IRIS | US EPA, ORD. (2003). Cfpub.epa.gov. Retrieved 27 January 2017, from https://cfpub

the atmosphere. The ever-changing atmosphere, especially in Pittsburgh, is filled with different compounds. Many of the compounds found in air are naturally occurring but some of these compounds such as Titanium tetrachloride, Vinyl Chloride, and Benzene are emitted from factories and some household items and cause health and environmental effects. Possible solutions to reduce and possibly eliminate exposure are then be explored. To provide context on the degree of severity of the air pollution in