Abstract The title compound (±)-1, a recently discovered, valuable, floral-type odorant, has been synthesized by a straightforward procedure (Scheme 1). To determine the properties of the enantiomers of 1, their separation by preparative HPLC and the determination of their absolute configuration by X-ray crystallography were carried out (Figure). Furthermore, the analogues 2–6 were synthesized, either from differently methylated 2-methylindan-1-ones ...
