Stereoselective Syntheses of (±)-epi-β-S
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Roger L. Snowden; Philippe Sonnay; Güunther Ohloff
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Article
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1981
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John Wiley and Sons
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German
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## Abstract Stereoselective syntheses of (±)‐epi‐β‐santalene **(1)** and (±)‐epi‐β‐santalol **(2)**, minor constituents of East Indian sandalwood oil, are described. The starting material for both syntheses is the tricyclic hemiacetal **4**, readily accessible in two steps from norbornene.