Occurrence
Has apparently not been reported to occur in nature.
Preparation
From ocimene by hydration (Arctander. 1969).
Synthesis Reference(s)
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 41, p. 3209, 1976
DOI: 10.1021/jo00881a035
Metabolism
Tertiary aliphatic alcohols,which are much more stable biologically than are primary or secondary alcohols, are usually highly conjugated with glucuronic acid and excreted in the urine both unchanged and as the glucuronides.The tertiary carbinolgroup resists oxidation, but oxidation of alkylsubstituents may occur(Williams,1959).
