title: A new method for the synthesis of H(4)-BINOL.
abstract: A method amenable to the gram scale synthesis of (R)-H 4-BINOL, a derivative of (R)-BINOL and ligand of interest in asymmetric catalysis, is described. The key step is the net partial hydrogenation of (R)-BINOL made possible by prior bis-etherification of the parent BINOL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0850, USA.
authors.forename: Lars V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Heumann
authors.forename: Gary E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Keck
mesh_terms: D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009284:Naphthols / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
chemical_list: C406944:BINOL, naphthol; D009284:Naphthols