(1R,2R)-(+)-1,2-Diphenyl-1,2-ethanediamine is used as chiral solvation agent for determination of enantiomeric excess of chiral acids by NMR. It is used in various catalyst systems for asymmetric reactions.
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Applications
(1R,2R)-(+)-1,2-Diphenyl-1,2-ethanediamine is used as chiral solvation agent for determination of enantiomeric excess of chiral acids by NMR. It is used in various catalyst systems for asymmetric reactions.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Air Sensitive. Store away from air. Protect from heat. Store under dry inert gas. Incompatible with heat, air and oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- François Touchard; Patrick Gamez; Fabienne Fache; Marc Lemaire. Chiral thiourea as ligand for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones. Chiral thiourea as ligand for the asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones.Tetrahedron Letters.1997, 38 2275-2278.
- Chiral solvation agent for determination of enantiomeric excess of chiral acids by NMR.
- In combination with various Lewis acids, forms a number of catalyst systems for asymmetric reactions including Diels-Alder, allylation and aldol reactions: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 30, 455 (1991). For use in enantioselective catalytic Diels-Alder reactions, see: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 111, 5493 (1989); Org. Synth. Coll., 9, 67 (1998).