Sell Binaphthol (CAS 602-09-5)

Description

Binaphthol, 2, 2&#**9;-dihydroxy*1, l&#**9;-dinaphthalene as its chemical name, has a melting point of 2l7.5â?? to 2l9â??. Its molecular formula is C*0H*4O2. Binaphthol is a typical chiral compound with strong dissymmetry. It can be resolved easily into antipodes in high purity. Binaphthol has important applications in many businesses such as organic syntheses, dyes, agriculture chemicals, etc., especially in special medicines. As a resolving reagent, the two hydroxyls of binaphthol can combine with some compounds by means of hydrogen bonds to form molecular complexes. As an unsymmetrical inducing reagent, binaphthol takes part in unsymmetrical synthetics of some compounds such as biaromatics, unsaturated aldehydes etc., which provides a new valuable route for researches of unsymmetrical synthetic chemistry and natural substances synthetics.