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A Facile and Efficient Synthesis of Caeliferin a 16:0

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The simplest and efficient route to synthesis of caeliferin A 16:0 (1) has been developed via bromination of 16-hexadecanolide (2) and sulfonation of 2,16-dihydroxyhexadecanoic acid in two steps in an overall 82% yield.

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This work was supported financially by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 31920130062).

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Correspondence to Cheng Peng or Shuo Li.

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Published in Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 2, March–April, 2016, pp. 175–176.

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Peng, C., He, DP., Li, S. et al. A Facile and Efficient Synthesis of Caeliferin a 16:0. Chem Nat Compd 52, 199–201 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-016-1593-8

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