The synthesis of enantiomerically pure bioactive molecules was explored in recent years because (i) biological activity is often associated with only one enantiomer; and (ii) enantiomers may exhibit very different types of activity, both of which may be beneficial or one may be beneficial and the other undesirable. 1 Due to this, the aim for enantiomerically pure molecules has intensified during recent years. ... 1,2-Diols are versatile staring materials for the synthesis of ...
