“…[34] The use of the chiral phosphoramide (R)-1 in combination with SiCl 4 led to the enantioselective synthesis of chlorohydrins, Scheme 12. Following our initial report, other groups described the use of N-oxides, [35,36] phosphines, [37] and phosphine oxides [38] (Scheme 13). As part of an ongoing program in these laboratories on Lewis base-catalyzed reactions of silicon tetrachloride, we sought to investigate a number of preparative and mechanistic features of the epoxide ring opening reaction to garner a clearer understanding of the role of each of the reaction components and potentially the origin of enantioselectivity.…”