N. Maezaki et al., A NOVEL ASYMMETRIC DESYMMETRISATION OF MESO-CYCLOPENTANE-1,2-DIOL VIADIASTEREOSELECTIVE BETA-ELIMINATION OF CHIRAL ALPHA-ARYLSULFINYL ACETALS, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1994, pp. 1345-1346
meso-Cyclopentane-1,2-diol was differentiated via diastereoselective C
-O bond fission of the acetal utilising the anion stabilised by a neig
hbouring chiral sulfinyl group to provide the chiral alcohol.