Abstract A number of aryl-substituted 1, 2-chlorohydrins was prepared by treating 1, 2-epoxy- 3-chlororopane with arylmagnesium bromide. The reaction of the aryl-substituted 1, 2- chlorohydrins with sodium hydroxide solution furnished the corresponding oxiranes, the key compounds in the synthesis of a number of previously unknown thiiranes.
![2-[(4-methylphenyl)methyl]oxirane Structure](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/169/18458-01-0.png)
