Kamat, V.P.; Hagiwara, H.; Suzuki, T.; Ando, M.
(Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1. 15; 1998; 2253-2254.)
A concise synthesis of the valuable perfumery compound (R)-(-)-muscone 1 in its natural form by making use of the ring closing olefin metathesis (RCM)-aided macrocyclisation route has been achieved.