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1.1'-Binaphthyl-2.2'-diphemyl phosphine is White to light beige powder

Dissolve the enantiomer in toluene, wash it with 30% aqueous NaOH, three times with H2O, dry (Na2SO4), evaporate to ~15% of its volume and add an equal volume of degassed MeOH. Collect the solid, wash it with MeOH and dry it at 80o/0.005mm for 6hours. Recrystallise it from a 1:1 mixture of toluene/EtOH to optical purity (m 241-242o) [Takaya et al. Org Synth 67 20 1989]. [Noyori & Takaya Acc Chem Res 2 3 345 1990, Kitamura et al. Org Synth 71 1 1993, Takaya et al. Org Synth 72 74 1995, Kitamura et al. J Org Chem 57 4053 1992.]