Processes for producing intermediate materials used for perfumery, specifically, epimerized cyclohexenyl ketones, are disclosed. Processes for employing the epimerising reaction in an Aldol condensation reaction are also disclosed. The process for epimerizing a cyclohexenyl ketone comprises the step of reacting epimerizable cyclohexenyl ketone with a metal hydride, preferably a hydride of Group 1 or Group 2 metals, more preferably wherein the metal hydride is selected from the group consisting of LiH, NaH, KH, CaH2 and mixtures thereof.