“…(2′E)-2-(3′,7′-Dimethylocta-2′,6′-dienyl)-4-hydroxy-1-methoxy-6methylbenzene (5): yellow-orange oil; IR νmax (neat) 3383, 2921, 1727 cm -1 ; 1 H NMR (CDCl3, 300 MHz) δ 6.47 ( 1 H, s, H-5′), 6.46 ( 1 H, s, H-3′), 5.25 ( 1 H, tq, J ) 7.2, 1.1 Hz, H-2), 5.08 ( 1 H, tm, J ) 6.7, 1.3 Hz, H-6), 4.48 ( 1 H, bs, 1′-OH), 3.66 (3H, s, 1′-OCH3), 3.30 (2H, d, J ) 7.2 Hz, H-1), 2.23 (3H, s, 6′-CH3), 2.09 (2H, m, H-5), 2.04 (2H, m, H-4), 1.69 (3H, bs, 3-CH3), 1.66 (3H, bs, 7trans-CH3), 1.58 (3H, bs, 7cis-CH3); 13 (20), 190 (11), 175 (15), 163 (10), 151 (25), 137 (21), 123(58), 107 (6), 91 (13), 81 (16), 77 (15), 69 (59), 55 (21), 41 (100).…”