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Journal Article 
1,2,8,9‐Tetrahydrodicyclobuta[b,g]phenathrene and 1,2,7,8‐Tetrahydrodicyclobuta[b,h]phenanthrene, Potentially Carcinogenic Activated Hydrocarbons 
Perkins, P; Vollhardt, KPC 
1978 
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Angewandte Chemie: International Edition in English
ISSN: 0570-0833 
17 
8 
615-616 
English 
The strained‐ring activation of polycyclic aromatic compounds such as phenanthrene may modify not only their physical and chemical properties but also their mutagenicity: Phenanthrene is inactive in the Ames test, doubly activated 1 is weakly active, and the isomer 2 inactive. (Figure Presented.) Copyright © 1978 by Verlag Chemie, GmbH, Germany