The first total synthesis of (+)-5-epi-eudesm-4(15)-ene-1β,6β-diol has been achieved in 12 steps starting from the known (−)-cis-piperitol and by using a chelation controlled glycolate enolate Ireland–Claisen rearrangement and an intramolecular nitrile oxide dipolar cycloaddition as key steps.
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