Treatment of a-pinene with Me3COK and BuLi gave intermediate I which was oxidized with H2O2 to give 42% (1S,5R)-myrtenol (II, X = OH) and .apprx.1% (1R,3R,5S)-trans-pinocarveol (III, X = OH). Treatment of I with ethylene oxide gave 25% II(X = CH2CH2OH) and ...
1975