“…Methyl 9‐hydroxy‐10‐undecenoate ( 5 ): R f ‐value: 0.24 (petroleum ether/diethyl ether = 5:2).‐ 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 ): δ (ppm) = 1.24 (m, 8H, CH 2 ), 1.44 (m, 2H, C H 2 CH(OH)), 1.53 (m, 2H, C H 2 CH 2 CO), 2.23 (t, J = 7.5 Hz, 2H, CH 2 CO), 3.59 (s, 3H, OCH 3 ), 4.02 (m, 1H, C H (OH)), 5.02 (ddd as dt, J = 1.3 Hz, J cis = 10.6 Hz, 1H, CHC H a H b ), 5.14 (ddd as dt, J = 1.5 Hz, J cis = 17.2 Hz, 1H, CHCH a H b ), 5.79 (ddd, J = 6.3 Hz, J cis = 10.6 Hz, J trans = 17.2 Hz, 1H, CHCH).‐ The spectroscopic data agree well with those in ref. .…”