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Keywords:

  • asymmetric synthesis;
  • diols;
  • rearrangement;
  • regioselectivity;
  • silanes

The citation in the third last sentence of the first paragraph of this Communication was incorrect. The correct citation is given below. The authors apologize for this oversight.

“It has recently been reported that the regioselectivity of the retro-[1,2]- and [1,4]-Brook rearrangements in an allyllithium system depends upon the reaction conditions, and that the addition of hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA) as a cosolvent improves the [1,4] selectivity.5n