The diastereoselective synthesis of (1S*,3R*,5R*,7S*)-2,8-dioxa-1-ethyl-3,5,7-trimethylbicyclo[3.2.1]octane (1d) has been achieved using as the key step the regioselective Baeyer-Villiger reaction of 2,6-disubstituted cyclohexanone. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd