Chemistry and Physics of Lipids 1999-02-01

Synthesis of racemic 9-methyl-10-hexadecenoic acid.

N M Carballeira, A Sostre, J A Restituyo, Néstor M. Carballeira, Anthony Sostre, José A. Restituyo

Index: Chem. Phys. Lipids 97(2) , 87-91, (1999)

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Abstract

The marine bacterial fatty acid 9-methyl-10-hexadecenoic acid was conveniently prepared in 6 steps and in a 22% overall yield, starting from commercially available methyl 10-hydroxydecanoate. The naturally occurring fatty acid has the E double bond configuration as confirmed by gas chromatographic co-elution experiments.