SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF OPTICALLY-ACTIVE SEC,SEC-1,2-DIOLS BY DIOXIRANES - A PRACTICAL METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF HOMOCHIRAL ALPHA-HYDROXY KETONES IN HIGH OPTICAL PURITY
By employing either dimethyldioxirane or its trifluoromethyl analog, the direct, high-yield conversion of one cyclic and three open chain optically sec,sec-1,2-diols to the corresponding alpha-hydroxy ketones in high optical yield has been achieved.