2-Nitrofluorene is a by-product of combustion and is a nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (fluorene). 2-Nitrofluorene is listed as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen,[2] indicating it is possibly carcinogenic to humans.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2-nitrofluorene - PubChem Public Chemical Database". The PubChem Project. USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Descriptors Computed from Structure.
  2. ^ Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs
  3. ^ "2-nitrofluorene: Carcinogenic Potency Database". Berkley. Retrieved 7 June 2020.