G. Buchbauer et al., SYNTHESES IN THE ISOCAMPHANE SERIES XLII - SYNTHESIS AND ODOR OF 5-EXO-HYDROXYCAMPHENE (ISONOJIGIKU ALCOHOL), Monatshefte fuer Chemie, 129(8-9), 1998, pp. 865-870
The synthesis of the title compound is described. Hydroxylation of the
endocyclic double bond of 2-ocetyl-3,3-dimethyInorborn-5-ene furnishe
d a mixture of nojigiku alcohol and the title compound. A shorter rout
e leads from 2,5-norbornadiene solely to the desired camphoraceous sme
lling new hydroxy derivative to which the name isonojigiku alcohol is
assigned.