Non-racemic epoxides were prepared via enantioselective Corey-Chaykovsky epoxidation of aromatic, heteroaromatic and cinnamic aldehydes with chiral sulfonium ylides. One-pot epoxidation using aldehydes, alkyl bromides and chiral sulfide in the presence of a base was also investigated. The chiral sulfide was easily synthesized in five steps from d-camphor through hetero Diels-Alder reaction as a key step.
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