Optically active (R)-and (S)-1-substituted-3-(arylthio) propan-2-ols have been prepared in the reaction of the appropriate 2-(arylthiomethyl) oxiranes with chloride and azide anions followed by a lipase-catalyzed transesterification. The effects of the enzyme preparation as
[Mojtahedi, Mohammad M.; Abaee, M. Saeed; Bolourtchian, Mohammad; Abbasi, Hassan Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2007 , vol. 182, # 4 p. 905 - 910]