Syntheses of α-Phenylneopentyl Chloride Enantiomers: (S)-(-)-1-Chloro-1-phenyl-2,2-dimethylpropane from (R)-(+)-1-Phenyl-2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol via the Reaction of Tri-n-butylphosphine in Carbon Tetrachloride and (R)-(+)-1-Chloro-1-phenyl-2,2-dimethylpro

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00358a005

(R)-(+)-1-Phenyl-2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol ((R)-(+)-α-phenylneopentyl alcohol, 1) was converted into (S)-(-)-1-chloro-1-phenyl-2,2-dimethylpropane ((S)-(-)-α-phenylneopentyl chloride, 2) by means of the tri-n-butylphosphine-carbon tetrachloride reaction.The