COA of Formula: C14H14O2《Reduction and coupling reaction of carbonyl compounds by KI/Fe(OH)3 in aqueous media》 was published in 2015. The authors were Yuan, Shi-Zhen;Zhang, Jun, and the article was included in《Green Chemistry Letters and Reviews》. The author mentioned the following in the article:
A small amount of ferric hydroxide was found to catalyze KI-activated coupling of aromatic aldehydes and acetophenone to give the corresponding pinacols in high yields. The ratio of meso to dl isomer was approx. 1:1. Most aliphatic aldehydes and ketones were unreactive under the same conditions. The experimental procedure involved many compounds, such as rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol (cas: 579-43-1) .
rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol(cas: 579-43-1 COA of Formula: C14H14O2) has been used in the preparation of trans-methyl meso-hydrobenzoin phosphite.
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