A stereoselective synthesis of (3S,5S,6S)-3,7-dimethyl-5,6-dihydroxy-7-en-octanal, a key intermediate, for the synthesis of the HIV-inhibitory didemnaketals analogue, was performed via a series of reactions from the natural(+)-pulegone. In this approach, an interesting and valuable diastereo-recognizable reaction between tertiary hydroxyepoxides and PCC was found. Therefore, the mixture of compounds 8 and 9 was treated with PCC to recover 8 in 93% yield and de 98% purity.