The nature of the thermodynamically controlled deracemization of 2-benzylcyclohexanone using (R,R)-(−)-trans-2,3-bis(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-1,4-dioxaspiro[5.4]decane: a crystallographic result of inclusion complex

An X-ray crystallographic study elucidated the structure of the inclusion complex TADDOL ·(R)-2-benzylcyclohexanone (). The study disclosed that the assembly of the host molecule ingeniously includes the guest molecule via hydrogen bonding and van der Waals contacts.