A. Srikrishna et R. Viswajanani, CHIRAL SYNTHONS FROM CARVONE .20. STEREOSPECIFIC AND ENANTIOSPECIFIC TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF (-)-VALERANONE, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 35(6), 1996, pp. 521-523
Stereo- and enantiospecific total synthesis of the irregular sesquiter
pene, valeranone, starting from S-6-methylcarvone employing a hydrinda
none to decalone ring expansion methodology, is described.