A chiral-anion generator: Application to catalytic desilylative kinetic resolution of silyl-protected secondary alcohols
Getting the grips on fluoride: Chiral hydroxy-terminated polyethers bearing a 3,3′-halogen-substituted chiral 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol (BINOL) unit manifest a new structural motif for chiral-anion generators. Their unique properties are revealed through highly enantioselective desilylative kinetic resolution of a variety of silyl-protected racemic alcohols with KF (see scheme).