(-)-Menthol → HCID 15346410, compound

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(2S)-3-{(1R, 2S, 5R)-[5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl]oxy}-1,2-propanediol represented by the following formula (I); ##STR1## a process of producing the (2S)-3-{(1R, 2S, 5R)-[5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl]oxy}-l,2-propanediol which comprises adding (1R, 2S, 5R)-5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl alcohol to (R)-(-)-benzyl glycidyl ether to provide (2S)-1-benzyloxy-2-hydroxy-3-{(1R, 2S, 5R)-[5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl]oxy}propane, and hydrogenolyzing the product, are disclosed.

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