摘要:
AbstractStarting from p‐tolunitrile (4) via alkylation with the bromoacetal 12 (→ 8), and with MeI (→ 9), hydrolysis to 10, Wittig reaction (→ 7) and DIBAH reduction, the rac‐ar‐curcumen‐15‐al (2) was obtained. The cumin‐like, citrus odor of rac‐2 is similar to that of the isolated (−)‐2.