Tricitronellyl aluminate

Aluminum alkyls react by the Ziegler reaction with the least substituted double bond to give the tricitronellyl aluminum compound. Oxidation of the intermediate compound then produces the tricitronellyl aluminate, which is easily hydrolyzed with water to give citronellol (112,113). If the citronellene is optically active, optically active citronellol can be obtained (114). The (—)-citronellol is a more valuable fragrance compound than the ( )-citrondlol. 

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