The latest and highly efficient asymmetric dihydroxylation was employed to create the chiral vicinal dihydroxy group of the title compound 1, which has been synthesized from phenylacetaldehyde through 6 steps with a total yield of 61%. The latest and highly efficient asymmetric dihydroxylation was employed to create the chiral vicinal dihydroxy group of the title compound 1, which has been synthesized from phenylacetaldehyde through 6 steps with a total yield of 61%.