examined establishing an efficient method for the preparation of alkyl(1,3-butadien-2-yl)methanols. Application of this method to chiral acetals prepared from (R,R)-2,4-pentanediol led to chiral alkyl(1,3-butadien-2-yl)methanol derivatives with high optical purity which were alternatively synthesized by the Sharpless kinetic resolution of racemic alkyl(1,3-butadien-2-yl)methanols.