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32 - 145Conversion of Sclareol into (+)-Galanolactone and (+)-Labdienedial.— Starting from commercially available sclareol (I) short and regiospecificpreparations of (+)-galanolactone (VII), (-)-8-epi- galanolactone (VIII) and(+)-labdienedial (X) are reported. This type of compounds serves as model fornew agrochemicals. — (JUNG, M.; LEE, S.; YOON, B.; Tetrahedron Lett. 38(1997) 16, 2871-2874; Dep. Chem., Yonsei Univ., Seoul, S. Korea; EN)

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