Chiral Organosilicon Compounds in Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral 1,3-Diols
Chiral 1,3-diols can be prepared in high enantiomeric purity (>99percent ee) from the reactions of the chiral silylcarbanion 2 with epoxides followed by oxidative cleavage of the carbon-silicon bond with hydrogen peroxide.The absolute configurations of so