A facile synthesis of benz[a]anthracene-
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Joseph E. Tomaszewski; Wayne B. Manning; Gary M. Muschik
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Article
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1977
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Elsevier Science
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French
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The synthesis of the potent carcinogen 7,12-dimethylbenzCa]anthracene, DMBA, 4a and its many derivatives has been difficult in the past due to the lack of commercially available starting materials. Of the various methods available for its synthesis (l-4) , the simplest involves the addition of methy