Abstract
Oxidation of dimeric isoprene anions prepared in situ from isoprene and lithium naphthalene gave various terpenic alcohols which contained 3, 7-dimethyl-1, 7-octadien-3-ol, 2, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadien-1-ol, nerol, geraniol, 2, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadien-1, 8-diol, 3, 7-dimethyl-2, 6-octadien-1, 8-diol and unidentified alcohols. Carboxylation of dimeric isoprene anions gave various monobasic and dibasic terpenic carboxylic acids.
