Addition reactions of the chiral lithium (2S)-enolates of the (2S, 5S)-2-tert-butyl-5-methyl-[1, 3] dioxolan-4-one and (2S, 5S)-2-tert-butyl-2, 5-dimethyl-[1, 3] dioxolan-4-one with linear aliphatic acylsilanes yield the corresponding (2S, 5R, 1′ R)-1′-trimethylsilyl-dioxolanone alcohols. Sodium methoxide-induced removal of the acetal center at C-2 affords the corresponding methyl (2R, 3R)-2, 3-dihydroxy-2-methyl-3-trimethylsilyl alkanoates. The ...