can reductively desymmetrize a large collection of easily available halomalonic esters to α-halo-β-hydroxyesters. These polyfunctionalized tertiary alkyl fluorides, chlorides, and bromides proved to be useful intermediates toward fluorinated drug analogs and polyhalogenated monoterpenes. The facile intramolecularepoxidation of the chiral chloride and bromide products has also enabled expeditious access