SYNTHESIS OF(2R) AND (2S)-BENZYL-2,3-EPOXYPROPYL ETHER FROM A COMMON PRECURSOR: O-BENZYL-L-SERINE
The (2R) and (2S)-benzyl-epoxypropyl ether are obtained from commercially available O-benzyl-serine, via nitrosation and Mitsunobu reactions to afford the chiral precursors of the above epoxy ethers.