trans-2-Phenyl-1-cyclohexanol
trans-2-Phenyl-1-cyclohexanol is an organic compound. The two enantiomers of this compound are used in organic chemistry as chiral auxiliaries.
(1S,2R)-2-Phenylcyclohexanol | |
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trans-2-Phenylcyclohexanol | |
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C12H16O | |
Molar mass | 176.259 g·mol−1 |
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Preparation
The enantioselective synthesis was accomplished by J. K. Whitesell by adding Pseudomonas fluorescens lipase to racemic trans-2-phenylcyclohexyl chloroacetate.[1][2] This enzyme is able to hydrolyze the ester bond of the (−)-enantiomer but not the (+)-enantiomer. The (−)-cyclohexanol and the (+)-ester are separated by fractional crystallization and the isolated (+)-ester hydrolyzed to the (+)-cyclohexanol in a separate step.
The enantiomers have also been prepared by the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation of 1-phenylcyclohexene to the diol followed by the selective reduction of the 1-hydroxyl group by Raney nickel.[3]
References
- J. K. Whitesell, H. H. Chen and R. M. Lawrence (1985). "trans-2-Phenylcyclohexanol. A powerful and readily available chiral auxiliary". J. Org. Chem. 50 (23): 4663–4664. doi:10.1021/jo00223a055.
- A. Schwartz, P. Madan, J. K. Whitesell, and R. M. Lawrence (1993). "Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Alcohols via Chloroacetate Esters: (−)-(1R,2S)-Trans-2-Phenylcyclohexanol And (+)-(1S,2R)-Trans-2-Phenylcyclohexanol". Organic Syntheses.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collective Volume, 8, p. 516
- Javier Gonzalez, Christine Aurigemma, and Larry Truesdale (2004). "Sharpless bishydroxylation procedure to trans-2-phenyl-1-cyclohexanol". Organic Syntheses.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collective Volume, 10, p. 603