66841-45-0Relevant articles and documents
PREPARATION OF BOTH ENANTIOMERS OF (1R*, 2S*)-1-CYCLOHEXYL-1,2-PROPANEDIOL FROM THE COMMERCIAL NEUBERG'S KETOL
Cervinka, Otakar,Struzka, Vladimir
, p. 2685 - 2691 (2007/10/02)
Both the optically pure enantiomers of (1R*,2S*)-1-cyclohexyl-1,2-propanediol (II) were prepared from commercial (R)-(-)-1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-propanone (I; Neuberg's ketol). (1R,2S)-(+)-1-Cyclohexyl-1,2-propanediol(+)-II) was obtained in 19percent total yield, its (1S,2R)-enantiomer ((-)II) in 8percent yield.Both diols, as well as their precursors, enantiomeric (1R*,2S*)-1-phenyl-1,2-propanediols (IIIa), are suitable chiral synthons.