2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde can be used as a starting material to prepare:
- (±)-Aeginetolide by oxidation in the presence of meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA).[1]
- (±)-Dihydroactinidiolide (a C11-terpenic lactone) via dehydration of key intermediate aeginetolide.[1]
It can also be used as a key intermediate to synthesize drimane-related sesquiterpenes and substituted retinoic acid analogs.
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