Phenanthrene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon composed of three fused benzene rings--as the above formula shows. Phenanthrene has five resonance structures, given below.
Reactions of phenanthrene typically occur at the 9 and 10 positions.
Canonical forms of Phenanthrene
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