Superacidic cyclization of ω-hydroxygeraniol diacetate and ω-hydroxygeraniol benzyl ether acetate

Article abstract of DOI:10.1007/BF02494415

Low-temperature superacidic cyclization of (E,E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,8-diol (ω-hydroxygeraniol) diacetate and (E,E)-8-acetoxy-1-benzyloxy-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene leads to the same mixtures of two diastereomeric 9-acetoxy-8-hydroxy-p-menth-1-enes epimeric at the C(8) atom.