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Synthesis of putative oxidized metabolites of 8-methylbenzo[a]pyrene
Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637, USA
1Address correspondence to Ronald G. Harvey, Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, Box 424, The University of Chicago, 950 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Synthesis is described of trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydro-8-methylbenzo[a]pyrene and trans-7,8-dihydroxy-anti-9,10-epoxy-8-methyl-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene, potential proximate and ultimate carcinogenic metabolites, respecively, of 8-methylbenzo[a]pyrene.