Synthesis 2019; 51(02): 557-563
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1610831
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Synthesis and Optical Resolution of 3,3,3′,3′-Tetramethyl-1,1′-spirobiindane-7,7′-diol

Qiaoxia Zhou
,
Rihuang Pan
,
Huanyu Shan
,
Laboratory of Asymmetric Catalysis and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, P. R. of China   Email: lxfok@zju.edu.cn
› Author Affiliations

We appreciate the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21572200) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2017QNA3013) for financial support.
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Publication History

Received: 28 May 2018

Accepted after revision: 30 July 2018

Publication Date:
04 September 2018 (online)


Abstract

A novel chiral C2-symmetric spiro diol, 3,3,3′,3′-tetramethyl-1,1′-spirobiindane-7,7′-diol (TMSIOL), was conveniently prepared via practical seven-step route from Bisphenol A in 45.1% overall yield. l-Menthyl chloroformate is used as optical resolving agent for the separation of the two enantiomers of TMSIOL.

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