HIGHLY STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF ERYTHRO-α, β-EPOXY ALCOHOLS BY THE REDUCTION OF α, β-EPOXY KETONES WITH ZINC BOROHYDRIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)83023-9

Erythro-α, β-epoxy alcohols were prepared in high stereoselectivity by zinc borohydride reduction of the corresponding α, β-epoxy ketones regardless of the substituents on the epoxide ring.