A NOVEL SYNTHESIS OF 2,3-EPOXY-3-ARYLPROPANOL VIA ARSONIUM SALT
In the presence of KOH(s), β-hydroxyethyltriphenylarsonium bromide 2 reacted directly with aromatic aldehydes at r.t. to give 2,3-epoxy-3-arylpropanol 3 in good yields under solid-liquid phase transfer condition.