
"Finally, linalool (I) was synthesized by Ruzicka and Fornasir through a very interesting series of reactions. Employing a reaction discovered earlier by Nef, they condensed methyl heptenone (V) with sodium acetylide and obtained dehydrolinalool (VI). The acetylinic linkage was reduced with sodium to the ethylenic linkage to give dl-linalool (I)."