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Methyl 14,15-dinor-13-oxo-7-labden-15-pate was obtained from zamoranic
acid methyl ester. The former by photochemical cleavage yielded methy
l 7,9(11)-drimadien-12-oate, whose chemoselective epoxidation afforded
methyl 9 alpha,11-epoxy-7-drimen-12-oate, which is the key synthetic
precursor for pereniporin B, polygodial and warburganal.