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Asymmetric dihydroxylation of a series of polyoxygenated 1,3-diarylpro
penes with AD-mix-alpha or AD-mix-beta in the presence of methanesulfo
namide and subsequent acid-catalysed cyclization, affords for the firs
t time synthetic access to trans- and cis-flavan-3-ol derivatives, ess
entially enantiopure and in good yield.