Abstract
The bicyclo[4,2,1]nonanols (II; R
1
= H, R
2
= OH; R
1
= OH, R
2
= H) are obtained by reduction of the lactone (I) with lithium hydrido-t-butoxyaluminate, and dehydrochlorination of the chloride (II; R
1
= H, R
2
= Cl) with collidine affords the bridgehead olefin (V).