“…4‐Methyl‐1,2‐decadien‐4‐ol (2n): The reaction of CuI (190.6 mg, 1.00 mmol), paraformaldehyde (480.7 mg, 16.01 mmol), 1n (1.5403 g, 9.98 mmol), and i Pr 2 NH (1.98 mL, d = 0.716 g mL –1 , 1.4177 g, 14.01 mmol) in dioxane (15 mL) afforded 2n 11g (1.2535 g, 74 %) after purification (eluent for chromatography: petroleum ether/ethyl acetate, 5:1) as a liquid. 1 H NMR (300 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ = 5.24 (t, J = 6.6 Hz, 1 H, C=CH), 4.84 (d, J = 6.6 Hz, 2 H, C=CH 2 ), 1.87 (s, 1 H, OH), 1.59–1.45 (m, 2 H, CH 2 ), 1.39–1.18 (m, 11 H, CH 3 and 4 × CH 2 ), 0.85 (t, J = 6.4 Hz, 3 H, CH 3 ) ppm.…”