Several grams of labelled trans linoleic and linolenic acids with high chemical and isomeric purities (> 97%) have been prepared for human metabolism studies. A total of 12.5 g of (9Z, 12E)-[1-13C]-octadeca-9, 12-dienoic acid and 6.3 g of (9Z, 12Z, 15E)-[1-13C]-octadeca-9, 12, 15-trienoic acid were obtained in, respectively, seven steps (7.8% overall yield) and 11 steps (7% overall yield) from 7-bromo-heptan-1-ol. The trans bromo precursors used for ...