Cacalol is a sesquiterpene isolated1 from the root of Cacalia decomposita A Gray for which the structure 1 has been proposed on the basis of its chemical and spectroscopic evidences.2-4 In view of its important biological activities5,6 and in continuation of our earlier work7 on terpene compounds, we decided to examine a simple route for the synthesis of cacalol whose synthesis has been accomplished by other workers.8-11 Our efforts have focussed on the ...
