Treatment of 1-(arylmethyl)benzotriazoles 1 with nBuLi in THF at −78 °C, followed by addition of 1-aryl-2-chloroethanones, gave diastereomeric mixtures of 1-[(aryl)(benzotriazol-1-yl)methyl]oxiranes 2. Treatment of 2 with nBuLi in THF at −78 °C, followed by acidification, afforded a mixture of (E)- and (Z)-allylic alcohols 3, which were converted into 1,2-disubstituted 2-(alkyl- or aryl)-1-(benzotr