Studies on Aromatic Sesquiterpenes. XII. Synthesis of (±)-cis-5-Hydroxycalamenene

Abstract
Starting from o-cresol, (±)-cis-5-5-hydroxycalamenene was synthesized through 4-isopropyl-5-methoxy-6-methyl-1-tetralone as a key intermediate and identified with the natural compound spectroscopically.