N-Hydroxyphthalimide → (E,E,E)-N-(3,7,11,15-tetramethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraenyloxy)phthalimide

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A solution of N-hydroxyphthalimide (1.12 g, 6.88 mmol), triphenylphosphine (1.81 g, 6.88 mmol) and diethylazodicarboxylate (1.19 mL, 7.57 mmol) in anhydrous THF (60 mL) was treated with geranylgeraniol (2.0 g, 6.88 mmol) and the resulting mixture was stirred for 18 h at rt. After addition of triphenylphosphine (0.905 g, 3.44 mmol) and diethylazodicarboxylate (0.595 mL, 3.78 mmol), the mixture was stirred at rt for another 24 h. The solvent was evaporated and the residue was purified on 230-400 mesh silica gel (Macherey-Nagel Silica Gel 60 Art. Nr. 81538) eluting with CH2Cl2-hexane (6:4) and collecting 10 mL fractions. The appropriate fractions were combined and evaporated to give the intermediate 20 (2.63 g, 88%) as a white solid: mp 40-41° C.; 1H-NMR (CDCl3, 80 Mhz) δ 1.58 (s, 9H, 3×CH3), 1.67 (s, 3H, CH3), 1.71 (s, 3H, CH3), 2.03 (m, 12H, 6×CH2), 4.71 (d, 2H, J=7.2 Hz, CH2), 5.07 (br, 3H, 3×CH), 5.52 (t, 1H, J=7.2 Hz, CH), 7.73 (m, 4H, Ar); Anal. Calcd for C28H37NO3 (MW 435.3); C, 77.26; H, 8.50; N, 3.22. Found: C, 77.38; H, 8.38; N, 3.04.

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