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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johannes Grimmer, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Christoph Martin, Mannheim, DE;
Assignee:
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
549458 ;
Abstract
A process for the stereoselective preparation of (-)3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylperhydronaphtho[2,1-b]furan of the formula Ia ##STR1## by dehydration and cyclization of decahydro-2-hydroxy- 2,5,5,8-tetramethyl-1-naphthaleneethanol using solid acidic catalysts, wherein the decahydro-2-hydroxy- 2,5,5,8-tetramethyl-1-naphthaleneethanol is heated in the molten state at from 80.degree. to 200.degree. C. in the presence of from 10 to 100% by weight, based on the diol, of an active acidic aluminum oxide commercially supplied for (preparative) column chromatography.