Synthesis of enantiomerically pure 3-butene-1,2-diol derivatives via a Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation route

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(93)85026-S

A short enantiospecific synthesis of the butenediol monotosylates (1,2), the epoxybutanediol monotosylates (3,4) and the epoxybutenes (5,6) is described.