1-Chloro-geranyllinalool. Conditions for the following reaction were based on those described by Cane . A solution of mixtures of (S)-and (R)-geranyllinalool (435.0 mg, 1.50 mmol) and triphenylphosphine (787.0 mg, 3.00 mol, 2.0 eq.) in 5 mL of carbon tetrachloride was heated at reflux at 84 °C for twelve hours. The solution was cooled and diluted with pentane (50 mL). The triphenylphosphine oxide precipitated from the solution was removed by vacuum filtration through a fritted-glass funnel. Most of the solvent was removed with a rotary evaporator at aspiratory pressure. The last traces of solvent were removed by pumping at a high vacuum for one and a half hours. The resulting pale-yellow oil was used directly in the next step.