Phenylpropylene oxides are usually made by asymmetric epoxidation of trisubstituted olefins1b with chiral (salen)Mn(III) complexes,4 ketone catalysts,5 dioxiranes,6 and functionalized iminium salt systems,7 whereas the corresponding chiral nonracemic epoxy alcohols, which are valuable molecules for the preparation of biologically active compounds such as â-blockers,8 can be prepared by the Sharpless-Katsuki epoxidation9 or by using a chiral Fe(porph)oxo complex.10