“…The residue was purified by use of column chromatography (5.0 % EtOAc in hexanes as the eluent) to give epoxide 16 (39.3 mg, 0.148 mmol) in 80 % yield as a colorless oil: TLC R f =0.40 (5.0 % EtOAc in hexanes as the eluent); 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 400 MHz) δ 7.32–7.28 (m, 2 H, 2×ArH), 7.25–7.19 (m, 3 H, 3×ArH), 4.54 (s, 1 H, CHPh), 4.33–4.28 (m, 2 H, OCH 2 ), 4.04–3.98 (m, 2 H, OCH 2 ), 1.31 (t, J =7.2 Hz, CH 3 ), 0.94 (t, J =7.2 Hz, CH 3 ). These spectroscopic data are in accordance with the literature values [52] …”