2-[(1,2,3,6,7,8-Hexahydro-4-pyrenyl)carbonyl]benzoic Acid is an intermediate in the synthesis of Naphtho[2,3-e]pyrene (H294710), which is a polycyclic aomatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with carcinogenicity. Naphtho[2,3-e]pyrene is one of the C24H14 PAH that displayed mutagenicity in human cells expressing CYP1A1.