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ABSOLUTE CONFIGURATION OF THE K-REGION 4,5-DIHYDRODIOLS AND 4,5-OXIDE OF BENZOPYRENE
Kedzierski, B.,Thakker, D. R.,Armstrong, R. N.,Jerina, D. M.
, p. 405 - 408 (2007/10/02)
Application of the exciton chirality rule has allowed assignment of absolute configuration to (+)-trans-(4R,5R)-dihydroxy-4,5-dihydrobenzopyrene, a mammalian metabolite of the hydrocarbon.The cis 4,5-dihydrodiol and 4,5-oxide are also assigned based on correlation with the trans dihydrodiol.
