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The stereochemistry of the major rat hepatic microsomal metabolites of 7,9-dimethylbenz[c]acridine and 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine

Journal Article · · Chemical Research in Toxicology
The monofunctionalized dihydrodiol metabolites of 7,9-dimethylbenz[c]acridine and 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine formed in incubations with rat liver microsomes from untreated and phenobarbital and 3-methylcholanthrene-pretreated rats were isolated by reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. The relative amounts of each enantiomer were determined by HPLC of diasteroisomeric esters with (+)-(1R,2S,4S)-endo-1,4,5,6,7,7- hexachlorobicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-5ene-2-carboxylic acid (HCA). For the K-region dihydrodiols, absolute configurations were determined from their circular dichroic spectra using the empirical method. The absolute configuration of 3,4-dihydrodiol of 7,9-dimethylbenz[c]acridine was determined by the exciton chirality method from the CD spectrum of its bis-4-(dmethylamino)benzoate ester. For the 8,9-dihydrodiol of 7,10-dimethylbenz[c]acridine the absolute configurations were tentatively assigned by normal-phase HPLC comparison of the (+)-HCA esters with literature data. In every case the R,R-configuration predominated with optical purities >86% for non-K-region dihydrodiols and 56-68% for the K-region dihydrodiols. 38 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
105182
Journal Information:
Chemical Research in Toxicology, Journal Name: Chemical Research in Toxicology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 8; ISSN CRTOEC; ISSN 0893-228X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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