Configuration Determination of (R)-(-)-1,1,2-Triphenyl-3,3-dimethylbutane and the Stereochemistry of the Reaction of Benzhydryllithium with (R)-(+)-α-Phenylneopentyl Chloride

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00139a027

A three-step synthesis of optically pure (R)-(-)-1,1,2-triphenyl-3,3-dimethylbutane from (R)-(-)-α-tert-butylphenylacetic acid has been accomplished.The synthesis of α-phenylneopentyl chloroformate from optically pure (R)-(+)-1-phenyl-2,2-dimethyl-1-propa