Water → tert-butyl {2-[(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropyl]benzyl}carbamate

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To a mixture of 3.30 g of AD mix-α, 200 mg of methanesulfonamide, 12.5 ml of tert-butyl alcohol, and 12.5 ml of water was added a solution of 500 mg of tert-butyl {2-[(1Z)-prop-1-en-1-yl]benzyl}carbamate in 5 ml of tert-butyl alcohol, followed by stirring at room temperature for 12 hours. To the reaction mixture was added sodium thiosulfate, followed by extraction with chloroform. The organic layer was washed with a saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution and dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was then evaporated under reduced pressure. The obtained residue was purified by silica gel column chromatography to obtain 449 mg of tert-butyl {2-[(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxypropyl]benzyl}carbamate.

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