Benzyl Bromide → Benzyl 3-hydroxytetradecanoate

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To a solution of 3-hydroxymyristic acid (5.00 g) and triethylamine (2.85 g) in DMF (50 ml) was added benzyl bromide (2.43 ml) and the mixture was stirred at room temperature overnight. After the solvent was removed in vacuo, to the residue were added ethyl acetate and water. The separated ethyl acetate layer was washed twice with water and then dried over anhydrous sodium sulfate. After the ethyl acetate was removed in vacuo, purification was carried out by a silica gel column chromatography (silica gel 30 g, chloroform:methanol=100:0-10) to afford 3.69 g of benzyl 3-hydroxymyristate.

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