“…15 N-Cyclohexyl-3-phenyl-2,3-epoxy-1-propanamide (3c). Procedure A: 307 mg, 44% yield; white solid; 1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.36−7.26 (m, 5H), 6.14 (d, J = 6.3 Hz, 0.5H), 5.71 (d, J = 6.0 Hz, 0.5H), 4.31 (d, J = 4.7 Hz, 0.5H, trans-isomer), 3.85 (s, 0.5H, cisisomer), 3.82−3.77 (m, 1H), 3.76 (d, J = 4.8 Hz, 0.5H, trans-isomer), 3.51 (s, 0.5H, cis-isomer), 1.96−1.89 (m, 1H), 1.76−1.72 (m, 1.5H), 1.64−1.60 (m, 1H), 1.49−1.47 (m, 0.5 H), 1.41−1.33 (m, 1.5 H), 1.28−0.99 (m, 4H), 0.49−0.43 (m, 0.5 H); 13 16 trans-1-(4-Bromophenyl)-2,3-epoxy-5-methyl-1-hexanone (3d). Procedure A: 316 mg, 53% yield; white solid; mp 44−45 °C; 1 H NMR (600 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.90 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 7.64 (d, J = 8.5 Hz, 2H), 3.94 (d, J = 1.7 Hz, 1H), 3.16 (ddd, J = 6.7, 4.9, 1.9 Hz, 1H), 1.95−1.85 (m, 1H), 1.66 (ddd, J = 12.1, 7.3, 4.8 Hz, 1H), 1.61−1.55 (m, 1H), 1.01 (d, J = 6.5 Hz, 3H), 1.00 (d, J = 6.4 Hz, 3H); 13 Product 3j is a known compound.…”