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An efficient strategy for the construction of the spiro[4,5]decane and
eremane systems is described which involves an acid-catalysed rearran
gement of an endo alcohol, followed by an oxidative cleavage resulting
in the generation of a spiro-system, as the key step, This methodolog
y is extended to the total synthesis of (+/-)-hinesol and (+/-)-10-epi
-hinesol 2.