Chiral sulfinic acids: Synthesis of sodium (1S,2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-mmethylcyclohexanesulfinate by a novel route

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(94)00982-Z

We describe a convenient stereocontrolled synthesis of the title compound from (-)-menthol; this approach should also be suitable for the synthesis of other sulfo-derivatives with menthyl or neomenthyl moieties, such as chiral sulfides, sulfoxides and sul