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. ... Treatment of alkyl chrysanthemate with Lewis acid leads to C 3 epimerization, while protonic acid treatment gives rise to selective C 2 C 3 bond cleavage. The latter method is successfully applied to the synthesis of optically active tetrahydrolavandulol. ... The isomer ratio was ...