Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Metallation of linalool α to the distal double bond with strong bases is described. The corresponding carbanions have been alkylated or oxidised to give mixtures of products resulting from attack at both carbon 8 (major product) and carbon 6 (minor product).