(-)-Menthone was converted stereoselectively into 3-menthylpropargyl alcohol 8 in several steps and subsequently converted into enantiopure cyclopentadienone ruthenium carbonyl complexes. In the malonate cases, ruthenacycle 15 was also formed during the cyclization reaction.
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