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An excellent new resolving agent for the diastereomeric resolution of rac-mandelic acid
Wang, Pei,Zhang, En,Niu, Jian-Feng,Ren, Qing-Hua,Zhao, Peng,Liu, Hong-Min
, p. 1046 - 1051 (2012)
Chiral mandelic acid (S)-1, which is an important precursor for stereoselective transformations and a versatile intermediate for pharmaceuticals, was resolved with the Pope and Peachey method. Enantiopure 1-amino-3-phenoxypropan-2-ol (S)-2, a key intermediate for pharmaceuticals, was used to resolve rac-mandelic acid rac-1 successfully for the first time. The less soluble salt (S)-1·(S)-2·H2O could be obtained in 77% yield and 98% de (E 75%) using (S)-2 and LiOH in water. The crystal structure of the less soluble salt (S)-1·(S)-2·H2O showed that the water molecule played a key role in forming the crystals.