Non-racemic chiral trivalent phosphorus derivatives 1 and 2 when employed under Mitsunobu reaction conditions, induce esterification between racemic alcohols and acids with moderate enantiospecificity (up to 39%). At the expense of high conversion, the alcohols can be obtained in high ee (> 99%).
R. Hulst, A. van Basten, K. Fitzpatrick and R. M. Kellogg, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1995, 2961 DOI: 10.1039/P19950002961
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