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.

trans-2-Phenyl-1-cyclohexanol

(1S,2R)-2-Phenylcyclohexanol
Names
Other names
trans-2-Phenylcyclohexanol
Identifiers
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  • (+)-(1S,2R): InChI=1/C12H16O/c13-12-9-5-4-8-11(12)10-6-2-1-3-7-10/h1-3,6-7,11-13H,4-5,8-9H2/t11-,12+/m1/s1
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  • InChI=1S/C12H16O/c13-12-9-5-4-8-11(12)10-6-2-1-3-7-10/h1-3,6-7,11-13H,4-5,8-9H2/t11-,12+/m1/s1 checkY
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  • (+)-(1S,2R): O[C@@H]2[C@@H](c1ccccc1)CCCC2
Properties
C12H16O
Molar mass 176.259 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Preparation

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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]

 
trans-2-Phenyl-1-hexanol enantiomers in chair conformations

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 8, p. 516.
  3. ^ Javier Gonzalez, Christine Aurigemma, and Larry Truesdale (2004). "Sharpless bishydroxylation procedure to trans-2-phenyl-1-cyclohexanol". Organic Syntheses{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link); Collected Volumes, vol. 10, p. 603.