Description
15-hydroxy Pentadecanoic acid methyl ester is a hydroxylated fatty acid methyl ester that is a key intermediate in the synthesis of the musk-odored macrocyclic lactones cyclopentadecanolide and exaltolide. [Matreya, LLC. Catalog No. 1882]
References
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