“…Cholesteryl octanoate and cholesteryl 9-oxononanoate were synthesized via esterification with the respective acid, and cholesteryl 9-hydroxynonanoate was obtained by reduction of cholesteryl 9-oxononanoate with sodium borohydride as described in a previous publication for the corresponding sitosteryl esters . The NMR spectra of cholesteryl octanoate and cholesteryl 9-oxononanoate corresponded to previously published data. , The identity of cholesteryl 9-hydroxynonanoate was confirmed by two-dimensional NMR of the fatty acid part ( 13 C/ 1 H): δ 173.29 (FA-1), 63.06/3.66 (FA-9, 2H, t), 34.70/2.29 (FA-2, 2H, t), 32.71/1.58 (FA-8, 2H, m), 29.22/1.35 (FA-4/5/6, 2H, m), 29.22/1.35 (FA-4/5/6, 2H, m), 29.03/1.35 (FA-4/5/6, 2H, m), 25.66/1.64 (FA-7, 2H, m), 25.02/1.65 (FA-3, 2H, m). No impurities were observed for cholesteryl octanoate (GC-FID and 1 H NMR); cholesteryl 9-oxononanoate and cholesteryl 9-hydroxynonanoate had purities of ≥92%.…”