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45.7 g (0.1 mol) of (5-carboxypentyl)triphenylphosphonium bromide were placed in 200 ml of tetrahydrofuran and 25 g (0.22 ol) of potassium t-butylate in 100 l of tetrahydrofuran were added dropwise at 0° C. Then, 15.8 g (0.1 mol) of 9-hydroxy2-nonanone were added. After stirring for 30 minutes and usual work up, 28.5 g of crude 14-hydroxy-7-methyltetradec-6-enoic acid were obtained.