Controllable Monoaddition of
Carbon Nucleophiles to 1,2,3,4-Diepoxybutane: Two-directional Chain
Extension of a C2 Symmetric Four Carbon Diepoxide as
a Route to Differentiated Syn 1,2-Diols
Robert K.
Boeckman*, Xiaorong
Liu Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester New
York 14627-0216 Fax: +1(585)2754229; e-Mail: rkb@rkbmac.chem.rochester.edu;