Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula ##STR42## wherein A and B are hydrogen or taken together form a carbon to carbon bond; R.sub.1 is benzyl, benzhydryl, trityl, t-butyl or tetrahydropyranyl; with the proviso that when R.sub.1 is benzyl, benzhydryl or trityl-, A and B form a carbon to carbon bond.
- 2. The compound of claim 1 wherein said compound is rac. E-8-benzyloxy-3,7-dimethyl-4-octen-1-ol.
- 3. The compound of claim 1 wherein said compound is a mixture of (3R,7R)-and (3S,7R)-E-8-tert. butoxy-3,7-dimethyl-4-octen-1-ol.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 796,930 filed May 16, 1977 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,107,183, which is a divisional of Ser. No. 638,722 filed Dec. 8, 1975 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,041,058, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 544,154 filed Jan. 25, 1975 and now abandoned.
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