The enantiomers of 7‐hydroxy‐dihydrocitronellal have been prepared stereo‐specifically from (+)‐pulegone by a sequence of analogous reactions. The olfactory properties of the final products and of the intermediates have been investigated. In most cases they exhibit remarkable qualitative and quantitative differences in odour.
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