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Synthesis 1987; 1987(2): 139-141
DOI: 10.1055/s-1987-27863
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A Simple Preparation of Five-Carbon Chiral Allylic and Homoallylic Alcohol Synthons

Seiichi Takano* , Yoshinori Sekiguchi, Nobuaki Sato, Kunio Ogasawara
  • *Pharmaceutical Institute, Tohoku University, Aobayama, Sendai 980, Japan
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12 September 2002 (online)

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Five-carbon homoallylic and allylic alcohols 4, 5, and 6, potentially useful building blocks for the syntheses of a wide variety of optically active compounds, are prepared from chiral (S)-O-benzylglycidol (1) via the selective formation of the terminal and internal acetylenic intermediates 2 and 3.

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