Acrylonitrile → 3-(Cholestan-3-yloxy)propanenitrile

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Cholestanol (1.554 g, 3.998 mmol) was dissolved in DCM (6 mL). To this solution was added KOH (40% w/w in water, 1.2 mL) and acrylonitrile (0.8 mL), followed by 18-crown-6 (104 mg). The mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. The organic layer was washed with brine and dried (Na2SO4) before the solvent was evaporated. The residue was recrystallized from hot MeOH to yield the pure product as a colourless crystalline solid (1.42 g, 80% yield). 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ: 3.68 (t, 2H, CH2O), 3.29 (m, 1H, CHO), 2.57 (t, 2H, CH2CN), 1.98-0.58 (m, 31H), 0.89 (d, 3H, J=6.6, CH3), 0.87 (d, 3H, J=1.8, CH3), 0.85 (d, 3H, J=2.0, CH3), 0.79 (s, 3H, CH3), 0.64 (s, 3H, CH3).

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