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SYNTHESIS OF EARTHY-MOULDY SMELLING COMPOUNDS-I STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF (+/-)-GEOSMIN
Gosselin, P.,Joulain, D.,Laurin, P.,Rouessac, F.
, p. 2775 - 2778 (1989)
The strongly earthy-smelling compound (+/-)-geosmin 1 is obtained stereospecifically in four steps and 42percent overall yield from 1,4aβ-Dimethyl-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydronaphtalen-2(3H)-one 2.The key step involves a one-pot double-reduction of an epoxytosylate.