Resolution of 1,3-alkanediols via chiral spiroketals derived from ℓ-menthone

A facile procedure for acetalization under aprotic conditions

Tatsuo Tsunoda, Masako Suzuki, Ryōji Noyori · Tetrahedron Letters · 1980 · 428 citations

Engineering, Chemistry, Surgery +2

Enantioselective functionalization of prochiral diols via chiral spiroketals: preparation of optically pure 2-substituted 1,3-propanediol derivatives and asymmetric synthesis of chroman ring and side chain of .alpha.-tocopherol

Toshiro Harada, Toshio Hayashiya, Isao Wada et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 87 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +6

Determination of enantiomeric purity of glycols RCHOHCH2OH

Ernest L. Eliel, Kwang‐Youn Ko · Tetrahedron Letters · 1983 · 15 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +7