(R,R)-α,α′-Bis(trifluoromethyl)-9,10-anthracenedimethanol: a chiral solvating agent for enantiomeric resolution of β-dicarbonyl compounds

Commercially available (R,R)-α,α′-bis(trifluoromethyl)-9,10-anthracenedimetanol is a very efficient solvating agent for the enantiodifferentiation of a series of chiral Michael adducts and related β-dicarbonyl compounds.