“…The syntheses of (4a S ,7 S )-4a-methyl-7-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,8-octahydroquinolin-1-ium ( 1 ) and (4a S ,7 S )-1,4a-dimethyl-7-(prop-1-en-2-yl)decahydroquinolin-1-ium ( 2 ) have been previously reported. , The syntheses of (3 R ,6 R ,9a R )-6,9a-dimethyl-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)decahydroquinolizin-5-ium ( 3 ) and (1 S ,8 S ,9a R )-1,9a-dimethyl-8-(prop-1-en-2-yl)decahydroquinolizin-5-ium ( 4 ) were accomplished in six and eight steps, respectively, starting from the known keto ester ( S )-methyl-6-oxo-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)heptanoate, which was obtained by degradation of (−)-limonene. − The synthesis of 3 features a modified Curtius rearrangement that gives rise to the 3,6-dialkylated cyclic imine ( R )-6-methyl-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine after acid-promoted cyclization . The latter was easily converted to the final (3 R ,6 R ,9a R )-trialkyl substituted quinolizidine 3 essentially as described by De Kimpe using MeMgBr .…”