“…The solid was washed with acetone (500 ml), dried, and washed with H 2 O (500 ml). The obtained solid was recrystallized (MeOH/Et 2 O 1 : 2) to provide 2 (4.81 g, 79% .1 9,13 .1 15,19 ]octacosa-1(25),3,5, 7(28),9,11,13 (27), 15,17,19(26),21,23-dodecaene-4,6,10,12,16,18,22,24-octol (all-cis-stereoisomer; 18). NBS (11.1 g, 62.4 mmol) was added at 208 to a suspension of 17 (10.00 g, 13.9 mmol) in butanone (133 ml) and MeOH (57 ml), and the soln.…”