Three regioisomers of a naturally occurring lysophosphatidylcholine were chemically synthesized from glycerol. The phosphocholine moiety of the molecule was introduced by sequentially reacting with ethylene chlorophosphite, bromine, water, and trimethyl amine. Removal of a silyl protecting group of the hydroxyl group in the glycerol backbone was achieved without any accompanying acyl migration in the final stage of the synthesis by ...
