Abstract. In contrast to the well known a-camphole-oxime via a42) and P-campholenic nitril (3) and the nic (B) and fencholenic compounds (C) little is known lactone 5; and (3) by acid catalysed rearrangement of about P-campholenic derivatives (A) because of their a- campholenic derivatives (B, 17 a, b). The S-andifficult accessibilitiy. P-Campholenic compounds (A) alogous brahmanol (14) can be synthesized by the can be obtained:(1) by ...