Uses
2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde can be used as a starting material to prepare:
- (±)-Aeginetolide by oxidation in the presence of meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA).
- (±)-Dihydroactinidiolide (a C11-terpenic lactone) via dehydration of key intermediate aeginetolide.
It can also be used as a key intermediate to synthesize drimane-related sesquiterpenes and substituted retinoic acid analogs.
Definition
ChEBI: 2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-acetaldehyde is an aldehyde.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: cooling, woody, oily, soapy, citrus with a berry, orris-like nuance.