Letter: Synthesis of (+/-)-7 beta,8alpha-dihydroxy-9 beta,10beta-epoxy-7,8,-9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene, a potential metabolite of the carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene with stereochemistry related to the antileukemic triptolides.

Letter: Synthesis of (+/-)-7 beta,8alpha-dihydroxy-9 beta,10beta-epoxy-7,8,-9,10-tetrahydrobenzo(a)pyrene, a potential metabolite of the carcinogen benzo(a)pyrene with stereochemistry related to the antileukemic triptolides.