Abstract

The reduction of optically active 2,3-epoxy alcohols, suitably prepared by the Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation of primary allylic alcohols, with the system triphenylphosphine/iodine/imidazole/2,6-lutidine/water, leads in a single step to optically active secondary and tertiary allylic alcohols.

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