SYNTHESIS OF THE ENANTIOMERIC FORMS OF CIS AND TRANS 1-BENZYLOXY-2,3-EPOXY BUTANE AND OF (3S,4S) 4-METHYL-3-HEPTANOL

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88722-5

The C₄ erythro and threo diols (7) and (8) are converted either into the chiral epoxides (13) and (15) or into the enantiomers (14) and (16); the epoxide (13) is used as chiral synthon for the preparation of (3S,4S) 4-methyl-3-heptanol (21).