Less is more: A new route to access chiral allylic alcohols through the regio- and enantioselective substitution of monosubstituted allylic chlorides with water has been developed. The reaction is catalyzed effectively by planar-chiral cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes (see scheme).
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