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(S)-4-Isopropylthiazolidine-2-thione may be used as a chiral auxiliary for the stereochemical induction at the phosphorus atom during the diastereoselective synthesis of aryloxy phosphoramidate prodrugs of 3μ-deoxy-2μ,3μ-didehydrothymidine monophosphate (d4TMP).', 'A highly selective and efficient chiral auxiliary which can be directly reduced to its corresponding aldehyde and the chiral auxiliary by reductive cleavage with diisobutylaluminum hydride.