3-Hexadecyloxy-2-methylenepropane-1-ol (from Preparation 1) (2.0 g) was dissolved in ether (40 ml). 4-Dimethylaminopyridine (0.16 g) and 4-bromobutyl isocyanate (1.6 g) were added, and the mixture was stirred for 22 hours at 22° C. Chloroform (40 ml) was added, and the mixture was purified through a column of silica gel 60 (70-230 mesh, 20 g) eluting with ether/chloroform 1:1. Further purification was achieved by chromatography on a Waters PrepLC®/System 500A using a prepPAK®-500/SILICA cartridge with ether/chloroform 1:1 as eluent.
