Water → (E,E,E)-7-benzylcarbamoyl-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol

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660 mg of (E,Z,E) and (E,E,E)-7-carboxy-3,11,15-trimethyl-2,6,10,14-hexadecatetraen-1-ol was dissolved in 10 ml of dichloromethane. The solution was cooled to 0° C., 440 mg of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide was added and the mixture was stirred for 1 hour. Then, 0.5 ml of benzylamine was added and stirring was continued for 1 hour. The reaction mixture was left at room temperature overnight and water was added followed by extraction with ethyl ether. The oily substance derived from the extract was purified by a thin-layer chromatography to afford 315 mg of the end product.

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