Process for preparation of mixtures of odorants process for preparation of a mixture of transocimenol mircenol and mixtures resulting from the same

摘要

The instant invention provides a new and improved method of preparing the Diels Alder mixture of 3 and 4-(4-methyl-4-hydroxyamyl) .sup.3 - cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde from the readily available myrcene. The novel sequence includes a synthesis of a novel myrcenol, ocimenol intermediate which is substantially free of trans-ocimenol.