Enantiopure syn- and anti-arene dioxides are synthesised from cis-dihydrodiol metabolites; anti-benzene dioxides are reduced to enantiopure trans-3,4-dihydrodiols while syn-benzene dioxides racemise thermally via 1,4-dioxocins.
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