To characterize better the thermodynamic behavior of a binary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixture, thermochemical and vapor pressure experiments were used to examine the phase behavior of the (anthracene (1) + benzolalpyrene (2)) system. A solid-liquid phase diagram was mapped for the mixture. A eutectic point occurs at x(1) = 0.26. The eutectic mixture is an amorphous solid that lacks organized crystal structure and melts between T= (414 and 420) K. For mixtures that contain 0.10< x(1) <0.90, the enthalpy of fusion is dominated by that of the eutectic. (Solid + vapor) equilibrium studies show that mixtures of anthracene and benzo[a]pyrene at x1 <0.10 sublime at the vapor pressure of pure benzo[ajpyrene. These results suggest that the (solid + vapor) equilibrium of benzo[a]pyrene is not significantly influenced by moderate levels of anthracene in the crystal structure. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.