The insectpheromone (R)-sulcatol, 2-hydroxy-6-methylhept-5-ene, is synthesised via a stereoselective conjugate addition of (R)-lithium N,α-dimethylbenzylamide to tert-butyl(E,E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate, Grignard addition, and stereospecific Meisenheimer rearrangement. Hydrogenation of the olefin, dehydration of the tertiary alcohol and NO bond cleavage complete the synthesis.