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Haworth synthesis

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The Haworth synthesis is a multistep preparation of alkyl-substituted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons developed by the chemist Robert Downs Haworth.[1][2]

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  1. ^ Wang, Zerong (2010-09-15). Comprehensive Organic Name Reactions and Reagents (1 ed.). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470638859.conrr299. ISBN 978-0-471-70450-8.
  2. ^ "Robert Downs Haworth, 15 March 1898 - 19 May 1990". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 37: 263–276. November 1991. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1991.0013. ISSN 0080-4606.