Recent advances in asymmetric oxidative coupling of 2-naphthol and its derivatives.
The enantiomeric atropoisomers of 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diol (BINOL) have become one of the most widely used chiral ligands and auxiliaries for asymmetric synthesis. This review provides an overview of enantioselective synthesis of optical active BINOLs by straightforward asymmetric oxidative coupling of identical 2-naphthol and its substituted derivatives.
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Hui
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Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China. wanghui@fudan.edu.cn