| Member | Definition | Role |
|---|
| 1,12-benzoperylene | | Benzo[ghi]perylene |
| 2-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene | | 2-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene |
| 3-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene | | 3-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene |
| 3-methylcholanthrene | A pentacyclic ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of a dihydrocyclopenta[ij]tetraphene ring system with a methyl substituent at the 3-position. | 3-methylcholanthrene |
| 6-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene | | 6-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene |
| 6-nitrobenzo(a)pyrene | | 6-Nitrobenzo[a]pyrene |
| 9-hydroxybenzo(a)pyrene | | 9-Hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene |
| aceanthrylene | | aceanthrylene |
| acenaphthylene | A ortho- and peri-fused tricyclic hydrocarbon that occurs in coal tar. | acenaphthylene |
| anthanthrene | | Anthanthrene |
| benzo(a)pyrene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of five fused benzene rings. | benzo[a]pyrene |
| benzo(b)fluoranthene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene that consists of a benzene ring fused with a acephenanthrylene ring. | benzo[b]fluoranthene |
| benzo(e)pyrene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of five fused benzene rings. It is listed as a Group 3 carcinogen by the IARC. | benzo[e]pyrene |
| coronene | A ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene that consists of six peri-fused benzene rings. | coronene |
| dibenzo(a,h)pyrene | | Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene |
| dibenzo(a,i)pyrene | | Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene |
| dibenzo(a,l)pyrene | | dibenzo[a,l]pyrene |
| fluoranthene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of a naphthalene and benzene unit connected by a five-membered ring. | fluoranthene |
| perylene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene comprising of five benzene rings that is anthracene in which the d,e and k,l sides are fused to benzene rings. | perylene |
| pyrene | An ortho- and peri-fused polycyclic arene consisting of four fused benzene rings, resulting in a flat aromatic system. | pyrene |
| terrylene | | terrylene |