The molecule is a member of the class of tetraphenes that is tetraphene in which the hydrogen at position 1 has been replaced by a hydroxy group. It is a urinary hydroxylated metabolite of tetraphene (benzo[a]anthracene). It has a role as a human xenobiotic metabolite. It is a member of tetraphenes and a member of phenols. It derives from a hydride of a tetraphene.
benzo[a]anthracen-1-ol