Synthesis and Chirality of the Enantiomeric 6-Hydroxy-α-ionones and of cis- and trans-5,6-Dihydroxy-5,6-dihydro-β-ionones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/hlca.19810640826

We describe the synthesis of (-)-(5R,6S)-5,6-dihydroxy-5,6-dihydro-β-ionone (10) and (+)-(5S,6S)-5,6-dihydroxy-5,6-dihydro-β-ionone (12).The absolute configuration of these compounds has been established by correlation with (R)-4-hydroxy-β-ionone (1).