Facile Synthesis of (E)-7-Hexadecen-1,16-olide (Ambrettolide)

Lac Processing & Product Development Division, Indian Lac Research Institute, Namkum, Ranchi-834 010, Jharkhand, India E-mail : lppd@ilri.ernet.in Fax : 91-0651-2260202 Manuscript received 17 February 2006, revised 13 July 2006, accepted 25 August 2006 (E)-7-Hexadecen-1,16-olide (ambrettolide), having musk-like odour being used as a fixative in perfumery industry. It was synthesized from \(threo\)-aleuritic acid (9,10,16-trihydroxyhexadecanoic acid) by simple procedure.