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The preparation of do-formyl-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-one
7 and do-acetyl-1,3,3-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-one 8, the two ke
y intermediates for the synthesis of patchouli alcohol 1 and norpatcho
ulenol 2, is reported by a simple and short method from 2-methylbenzoi
c acid.