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A combination of a tert-butyl alpha,beta-unsaturated ester, an aldehyd
e and lithium thiophenolate in CH2Cl2 undergoes a one-pot Michael/aldo
l tandem reaction to give a condensation adduct of the three component
s, an alpha-phenylthiomethyl-beta-hydroxy ester, in good yield with hi
gh syn-selectivity.