Base treatment of 10-oxocitral () gives chrysomelidial () and dehydroiridodial (), supporting the intermediacy of in the biosynthesis of some iridoid glucosides. Cannizzaro reaction of and affords regioselectively a new iridolactone, 1,2-dehydroisoiridomirmecin ().
10-oxocitral的碱处理()可以得到chrysomelidial()和dehydroiridodial(),从而在某些虹彩状糖苷的
生物合成中起到了中间作用。的坎尼扎罗反应和得到区域选择性新iridolactone,1,2- dehydroisoiridomirmecin( )。