Ethyl Acetate → (2E,6E)-2-[(3E)-4,8-Dimethylnona-3,7-dien-1-YL]-6-methylocta-2,6-diene-1,8-diol

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The ester thus obtained was further reduced by aluminum hydride (prepared from 760 mg of lithium aluminum hydride and 880 mg of aluminum chloride) in 7 ml of ether. After completion of the reaction, ethyl acetate was added to the reaction mixture, and the precipitate was filtered off. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness, yielding 3.5 g of the desired product.

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