Cas: 579-43-1 was involved in experiment | Tetrahedron Letters 2017

rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol(cas: 579-43-1 Quality Control of rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol) has been used in the preparation of trans-methyl meso-hydrobenzoin phosphite.

Kobayashi, Daiki;Kodama, Shintaro;Ishii, Youichi published 《An oxidovanadium(IV) complex having a perrhenato ligand: An efficient catalyst for aerobic oxidation reactions of benzylic and propargylic alcohols》 in 2017. The article was appeared in 《Tetrahedron Letters》. They have made some progress in their research.Quality Control of rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol The article mentions the following:

An oxidovanadium(IV) complex having a perrhenato ligand [VO(ReO4)(4,4′-tBubpy)2][0.25SO4·0.5ReO4] (4,4′-tBubpy = 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridine) efficiently catalyzes not only dehydrogenative oxidation of benzylic and propargylic mono-alcs. but also oxidative C-C bond cleavage of meso-1,2-diaryl-1,2-ethanediols under atm. mol. oxygen, affording the corresponding carbonyl compounds in good yield. And rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol (cas: 579-43-1) was used in the research process.

rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol(cas: 579-43-1 Quality Control of rel-(1R,2S)-1,2-Diphenylethane-1,2-diol) has been used in the preparation of trans-methyl meso-hydrobenzoin phosphite.

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