Methanol → Methyl 16-hydroxyhexadecanoate

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76.3 gm of 16-hexadecanolide and 0.29 gm of 28% sodium methoxide solution were dissolved into 250 gm of methanol, and the solution was heated at 60° C. for 60 hours while stirring. The reaction mixture was cooled to deposit crystals. The crystals were collected by filtration, washed, and dried to obtain 77.5 gm of methyl 16-hydroxyhexadecanoate (yield: 90.2%).

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