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The synthesis of two oxidized metabolites of bis-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate is described. The target structures were obtained by esterification of the appropriate alcohol carrying a protected hydroxy group with phthalic anhydride, followed by deprotection and further oxidation.
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Received February 26, 2002. Accepted March 6, 2002
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Gilsing, HD., Angerer, J. & Prescher, D. Monophthalates with Oxidized C5-Carbon in the Ester Chain: A Simple Synthetic Access to Two Major Metabolites of Bis-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate. Monatshefte fuer Chemie 133, 1147–1155 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060200084
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060200084