Herein, we present a dual catalytic strategy to efficiently obtain mono-protected homoallylic 1,2-diols by coupling abundant aldehydes with simple (silyl) enol ethers, thus providing direct access to this important motif without the (super)stoichiometric use of prefunctionalized metal-allyl species. The modularity of our approach is shown by the introduction of several silyl-and alkyl-based protecting groups, enabling a diverse protecting group strategy. To highlight functional group tolerance and chemoselectivity, we demonstrate the functionalization of a variety of aliphatic, aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, even in presence of ketones and esters. The applicability was further supported by a large scale experiment and a robustness screening. Mechanistic studies support a radical mechanism, starting from the single electron oxidation of the silyl enol ether, facilitated by the β-silicon effect.