... DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODOLOGIES FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ENANTIOMERICALLY ENRICHED COMPOUNDS LEE CHENG HSIA ANGELINE (B.ApplSc (Hons.), NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ... alcohols, there are no reported illustrations for the synthesis of the cis-linear regioisomer Herein, an effective and unusual approach towards the synthesis of enantiomerically cis-linear homoallylic ... central role in the chemical, biological, pharmaceutical, and material sciences Preparation of enantiomerically pure compounds is essential for the advancement of these sciences Often, the biological...