Probing Parallel Kinetic Resolution of 1-Phenyethanol using Active Esters as Quasi-Enantiomers

Jason Eames; Elliot Coulbeck

doi:10.3390/ecsoc-14-00468

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Probing Parallel Kinetic Resolution of 1-Phenyethanol using Active Esters as Quasi-Enantiomers

Jason Eames

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Elliot Coulbeck

¹ Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Cottingham Road, Kingston upon Hull, UK HU6 7RX, United Kingdom

Published: 30 October 2010 by MDPI in The 14th International Electronic Conference on Synthetic Organic Chemistry session General Organic Synthesis

https://doi.org/10.3390/ecsoc-14-00468

Abstract: The parallel kinetic resolution of racemic secondary arylalkyl alcohols using an equimolar amount of quasi-enantiomeric active esters and zinc chloride is discussed. The levels of enantiomeric recognition were high leading to enantiomerically enriched alcohols in good yield.

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