Palmitoyl chloride → 3-Hexadecanamidocyclohexanone

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Reaction Steps

2-Cyclohexenone is reacted with benzylamine to give 3-benzylaminocyclohexanone. Hydrogenolysis of the benzylamino group then gives 3-aminocyclohexanone. Reaction with hexadecanoyl chloride affords 3-hexadecanamidocyclohexanone, which is then reduced with sodium borohydride to produce a cis/trans mixture of 3-hexadecanamidocyclohexanol. Separation by column chromatography then gives the pure isomers. Reaction with bromoethylphosphodichloridate, then with trimethylamine will produce 3-hexadecanamido-cyclohexylphosphocholine.

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