Hydrolytic kinetic resolution of mono- and bisepoxides as a key step in the synthesis of insect pheromonesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: references describing previous syntheses of insect pheromones, an illustrative procedure for HKR of a bisepoxide and a comparison between asymmetric dihydroxylation (of an alkene) and HKR (of the corresponding epoxide). See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/cc/b1/b102181h/
Abstract
The synthetic utility of the readily separated