
%0 Journal Article
%A Brunow, G 
%A Stick, RV 
%A Syrjanen, K 
%A Tilbrook, DMG 
%A Williams, SJ 
%T A Synthesis of (Z)-Octadec-9-enedioic Acid
%J Australian Journal of Chemistry
%D 1995/11/01
%V 48
%N 11
%P 1893-1897
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/CH9951893
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/CH9951893 
%X The monomethyl ester of azelaic acid was transformed into two fragments, namely [8-( methoxy -carbonyl) octyl ] triphenylphosphonium bromide and methyl 9-oxononanoate. A Wittig reaction between these two fragments produced dimethyl (Z)-octadec-9-enedioate and subsequent hydrolysis gave the title diacid. Interestingly, the same diacid was available directly from oleic acid in a published procedure which utilized a mutant strain of Candida tropicalis. 
