Preparation of 1, 2-dihydrobenzo [g] chryaen-4 (3H)-one (6) and 7, &dihydrobenzo [g] chrysen-5 (6H)-one (1 11, ketones suitable for further elaboration to potential metabolites of benzo [g] chrysene in the 1, 2, 3, 4-and 5, 6, 7, 8-benzo rings, respectively, was achieved through two cyclization steps. Photochemical closure of 241-or 2-naphthy1) styrene derivatives 4 and 9 afforded chrysene and benzo [c] phenanthrene ring systems with a ...