Emslie, Neville Desmond.Drewes, Siegfried Ernst.Long, Marvin James.2020-04-242020-04-2419951995https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/18322Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.Abstract available in pdf.enOptical activity.1, 3-Diols.Synthetic oranic chemistry.Dicarbonyl compounds.Hydroxycarbonyl.The synthesis of optically pure 1,3-diols.Thesis