Stearic Acid → 3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35-Nonamethyl-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34-hexatriacontanonaenyl stearate

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16 Grams of solanesol, 7.5 g of stearic acid and 10 g of polyphosphoric acid ethyl ester were dissolved in 40 ml of chloroform and the solution was refluxed under stirring for 4 hours. After completion of the reaction, the reaction product was poured in water and added with about 10 g of sodium hydrogencarbonate to decompose the polyphosphoric acid ester. After extraction with ether, the ether layer was washed with water and subjected to distillation under reduced pressure. The residual oily substance was purified by column chromatography with 100 g of silica gel to obtain 12.5 g (54.8%) of a white solid (m.p. 36°-37° C.).

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