Catalytic Preparation of Optically Active 1,1′—Binaphthalene—2,2′—Diol by Chiral Benzoimidazole—Cu（Ⅱ）Complex

Inthepastseveraldecades ,muchattentionhasbeenpaidtoopticallyactive ,C2 asymmetric1,1′ bi naphthalene 2 ,2′ diolanditsderivativesbecauseoftheirapplicationininducingchiralityinasymmetricsynthesis[1,2 ] .Enantiomericallypure1,1′ binaphtha lene 2 ,2′ diolhasbeen preparedbymanymethodsrangingfromtheclassicalresolutionviacrystalliza tionofthediastereoisomericsalts[3] toasymmetricox idativecoupling[4～ 6 ] .However ,theuseofexpensivechiralreagentsandthetediousnessoftheprocessessetalimitontheuseof…