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Synthesis of (2R,3R)- and (2S,3S)-Oxirane and Application of It to the Synthesis of Chirally Labeled Homoserine
Schwab, John M.,Tapan, Ray,Ho, Chorng-Kei
, p. 1057 - 1063 (1989)
(2R,3R)- and (2S,3S)-oxirane have been synthesized from 2-propynol, the key step being the asymmetric epoxidation of (E)-3-(triphenylsilyl)-2-propenol.To determine the enantiomeric purities of the oxiranes, they were reacted with phenyllithium,
