Synthesis of the Mono-and Dihydric Pentadecylphenols Related to Poison Ivy “Urushiol”

B Loev, CR Dawson

Index: Loev; Dawson Journal of the American Chemical Society, 1956 , vol. 78, p. 4083,4086

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Abstract

Little is known at present concerning the physiological mode of activity of the dermatitis- producing materials present in the poison ivy plant, the Japanese lac tree, the cashew nut tree and other members of the anacardiacea family, other than the fact that the 1, 2-and 1, 3- dihydric phenols are the most active in respect to their ability to produce a contact dermatitis.* In preparation for a clinical program to obtain more information about the ...