Methanol → 2-Pentadecyn-1-ol

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The compound (12.374 g) of (1) above was dissolved in a 1N solution (230 ml) of hydrochloric acid in methanol and the mixture was heated at 65° C. for 1.5 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure and the residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to give 8.465 g of 2-pentadecynyl alcohol.

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