Jianzhong Chen, Delong Liu, Nicholas Butt, Chao Li, Dongyang Fan, Yangang Liu, and Wanbin Zhang* α-Acyloxy-1-arylethanols, especially those possessing chiral centers, are a class of useful structural motifs commonly found in natural products and drug candidates.[1] They can serve as important intermediates for the preparation of many bioactive and medicinal molecules (Figure 1).[2] However, little attention has been focused on their ...