Rr. Vakhidov et al., Synthesis of racemic 8-nonene-2,4-diol, acyclic precursor of 1,3-dimethyl-1,9-dioxabicyclo[3.1.1]nonane, RUSS J ORG, 36(6), 2000, pp. 771-773
A new way of synthesis was developed for racemic 8-nonene-2,4-diol, the acy
clic precursor of 1,3-dimethyl-1,9-dioxabicyclo[3.1.1]nonane. The latter su
bstance was isolated from the bark of an ordinary spruce affected with a pe
st Trypodendron Lineatum Oliv.