Table 1.

One-pot synthesis of allylic alcohols using an organocatalytic epoxidation-Wharton sequence

Entry	Enone (1)		Product (4)		Yield (%)*	ee (%)†
1	1a		4a		50 (32)§	93 (93)§
2	1b		4b		45	92
3	1c		4c		58	87
4	1d		4d		47	94
5	1e		4e		40 (35)§	94 (94)§
6	1f		4f		40	98
7	1g		4g		45	99
8‡	1g		ent-4g		42	96
9	1h		4h		54	96

^*Yields of isolated products.

^†Determined by chiral stationary phase GC or HPLC.

^‡The quasienantiomer of the catalyst is used (2b, see Scheme 5).

^§Results for the sequence performed in two separate steps.