Sg. Agarwal et al., OXIDATION STUDIES ON 8(17),14-LABDADIEN-3R,13R-DIOL - A MAJOR DITERPENE OF JUNIPERUS-PSEUDOSABINA HOOK, Indian journal of chemistry. Sect. B: organic chemistry, including medical chemistry, 34(7), 1995, pp. 669-671
The renewable forest biomass of Juniperus pseudosabina Hook after stea
m distillation and extraction afford several labdanes including 8(17),
14-labdadien-3R,13R-diol (1), as a major natural product. The oxidatio
n products of 1, particularly 14,15-diner labdanes are being reported
here, which could be a good starting material for fragrance chemicals
of ambergris type.