Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Science, 21(13), p. 6297-6302, 2022
DOI: 10.1039/d2sc01547a
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Desymmetrization of prochiral oxetanols via an electron-deficient hemiketal intermediate is achieved. Key to this process is the catalyst's chiral recognition of one of the two hemiketal enantiomers enabling an efficient dynamic kinetic resolution.