Isopropyltriphenylphosphonium iodide → (1R,S) 1,2,2-trimethyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-cyclopentanol

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Using the procedure of Example 7, 5 g of 1,8,8-trimethyl-2-oxa bicyclo [3,2,1] octan-3-ol and 15 g of triphenyl isopropyl phosphonium iodide were reacted and the product was chromatographed over silica gel and was eluted with an 8-2 cyclohexane-ethyl acetate mixture to obtain 4.1 g of (1R,S) 1,2,2-trimethyl-3-(3-methyl-2-butenyl)-cyclopentanol.

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