An efficient chiral total synthesis of (+)-nojirimycin (1) and (+)-1-deoxynojirimycin (2) has been achieved in optically pure form via the common intermediate 11 derived from the nonsugar chiral pool. The monosilyl derivative 4 of 2, 3-0-isopropylidene-~-threitol (3) was converted to the (E)-allyl alcohol 8, which upon asymmetric epoxidation provided the syn epoxide 9. Regio-and stereoselective epoxide opening reaction of 9 followed by ...