13. 1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-Octahydro-4β,8aα-dimethylnaphthalen-4aβ-ol (=Dehydrogeosmin), a Novel Compound Occuring in the Flower Scent of Various Species of Cactaceae

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19900730114

The 1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydro-4β,8aα-dimethylnaphthalen-4aβ-ol (=dehydrogeosmin; 1) has been identified as the olfactorily dominant compound in the flower scents of Rebutia marsoneri WERD., Dolichothele longimamma (DC.) BR. et R., and Sulcorebutia kruegeri (CARD.) RITT.The structure of 1, which might be of importance to the pollination biology of such Cactaceae, is based on spectral data and synthesis.