Lithiation of 2-ferrocenyl-4,4-dimethyloxazoline followed by addition of bi
s(trimethylsilyl)peroxide led to the isolation of air-stable 2-(2-hydroxyfe
rrocenyl)-4,4-dimethyloxazoline Repetition of this procedure on (S)-2-ferro
cenyl-4-(1-methylethyl)oxazoline gave the lithium salt of (S)-2-((S-p)-2-hy
droxyferrocenyl)-4-(1-methylethyl)oxazoline, a stable precursor to the firs
t example of an enantiopure hydroxyferrocene ligand. (C) 1999 Elsevier Scie
nce Ltd. All rights reserved.