Crystals from the resolution of BINAPO (2,2′-bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1′-binaphthyl oxide) with (−)-O,O′-Dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid. The crystals are the 1 : 1 complex of (S)-BINAPO and (−)-DBT.

BINAP and BINAPO are widely used axially chiral ligands in organic chemistry for enantioselective transformations catalyzed by its complexes with ruthenium, rhodium, and palladium.

R and S BINAP looks like this:



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