Nonracemically ligated copper hydride can be used to effect tandem S2'/1,2-reductions of racemic Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) acetates to access enantioenriched chiral allylic alcohols with defined olefin geometry. MBH esters, including those with β-substitution, can be transformed to stereodefined enoates by taking advantage of a bulky, oligomeric, in situ generated trialkoxysiloxane leaving group. Finally, an atypical conversion of easily arrived at MBH alcohol derivatives to nonracemic allylic alcohols is disclosed.
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