Novel Synthesis of (Z)-3-Hexen-I-ol and cis-Jasmone ... Akimichi FURUHATA, Ken ONISHI, Akira FUJITA and Kunio KOGAMI ... Kawasaki Research Laboratories, T. Hasegawa Co., Ltd., 335 Kariyado, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi 211, Japan Received October 12, 1981 ... Both (Z)-3-hexen-l-ol and cis-jasmone were synthesised via 1,4-selective hydrogenation of conjugated dienes in the presence of arene Cr(COh or Cr(CO)6 catalysts as the key step.