First enantioselective synthesis and determination of the absolute configuration of natural (+)-dehydro-β-monocyclonerolidol

The enantioselective synthesis and determination of the absolute configuration of (+)-dehydro-β-monocyclonerolidol, a natural product isolated from the liverwort P. subobtusa, has been achieved starting from (+)-karahana lactone as an enantiopure building block. Furthermore, the methodology applied provided a new approach towards the known (+)-γ-cyclohomocitral, a key intermediate in the sequence, and natural (+)-pallescensone.