Studies towards the Taming
of the ‘Carbocation’ in the Regioselective Ring Opening
of Epoxides to Allylic Alcohols
Helen A. Chapman, Karim Herbal, William B. Motherwell* Christopher Ingold Laboratories, Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, UK Fax: +44(20)76797524; e-Mail: w.b.motherwell@ucl.ac.uk;