Method C which was used for the synthesis of tricosanol C23H47OH and-pentacosanol C25H51OH is analogous to that of Bowman's ketone synthesis->. Ethyl n-hexane-1, 1, 6- tricarboxylate(II) which served as the starting material was prepared from ethyl malonate and ethyl bromocaproate which was obtained from cyclohexanone by the method of Browns). Benzyl n-hexane-1, 1, 6-tricarboxylate derived from the ethyl ester by transesterifi-cation ...