Scheme 1.
First steps towards the formation of sesquiterpenes. The (S)-germacradienyl cation can be formed from FPP or NPP. The subsequent formation of sesquiterpene hydrocarbons via (S)- and (R)-germacrene D has not yet been clarified.
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