Deprotonation of cyclohexene oxide, 1, by lithium (S)-2-(1-pyrrolidinylmethyl) pyrrolidide, 2- Li, on changing the solvent from tetrahydrofuran (THF) to, for example, 2, 5- dimethyltetrahydrofuran (DMTHF) or diethyl ether (DEE) has been shown to yield, besides the lithium alkoxide of 2-cyclohexene-1-ol, 3-Li, the lithium alkoxide of the homoallylic alcohol 3-cyclohexene-1-ol, 4-Li. It was shown that compound 4-Li is formed from 3-Li. No ...