A study of chemical carcinogenesis. 75. Synthesis of methylated benzo [b] fluoranthenes and benzo [k] fluoranthenes

S Amin, K Huie, N Hussain, G Balanikas…

Index: Amin, Shantu; Huie, Keith; Hussain, Nalband; Balanikas, George; Hecht, Stephen S. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 50, # 11 p. 1948 - 1954

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Abstract

A series of monomethyl and dimethyl derivatives of benzo [b] fluoranthene (BbF) and benzo [k] fluoranthene (BkF) were synthesized in order to investigate the environmental occurrence and structural requirements for carcinogenicity of methylated nonalternant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. 9-Methyl-BbF (5), 12-methyl-BbF (6), and 1-methyl-BbF (7) were prepared from the appropriate oxotetrahydro-BbF's (17-19). 8-Methyl-BbF (8) was ...