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Synthesis 1986; 1986(8): 605-619
DOI: 10.1055/s-1986-31721
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Synthesis of Oxidized Metabolites of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Ronald G. Harvey*
  • *The Ben May Laboratory for Cancer Research, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, U. S. A.
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22 August 2002 (online)

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Current knowledge on the synthesis of the arene oxides, dihydrodiols, quinones, phenols and diphenols of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) with three or more rings are reviewed critically in this article. 1. Introduction 2. Synthesis of PAH Arene Oxides 3. Synthesis of Dihydrodiols Related to PAH Arene Oxides 4. Synthesis of PAH Quinones 5. Synthesis of PAH Phenols and Diphenols