Abstract
A stereoisomeric mixture of (±)-8,16,26,34-tetrahydroxy-6,10,14,18,24,28,32,36-octaoxo-hentetracontane (C41) was synthesized together with (±)-8,16-dihydroxy-6,10,14,18-tetraoxotri-cosane (C23), utilizing bis addition of pentyl-l,5-dimagnesiumbromide to two moles of a C18-alde-hyde.