Enantioselective synthesis and CD assignment of absolute configuration of (-)-1,3-diphenylpropane-1,3-diol

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(95)00117-8

Highly stereoselective hydrogenation of dibenzoylmethane in the presence of [RuCl₂ {(R)-biphemp}] [biphemp = 2,2'-bis(diphenylphosphino)-6,6'-dimethyl-1,1'-biphenyl], in ethanol-dichloromethane, gives enantiomerically pure (-)-1,3-diphenylpropa