Back
HuagongsheHuagongshe Chemistry Print Report · For research reference only
HRID 1392003Generated: October 29, 2026

Acetophenone → 1-Phenylethanol, (R)-

https://huagongshe.com/reaction/1392003

Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantAcetophenoneHCID 7410—
Reactant1-Phenylethanol, (S)-HCID 443135—
Product1-Phenylethanol, (R)-HCID 637516—

Reaction Steps

Analysis showed that (S)-phenylethanol was fully oxidised after 2 h and a corresponding amount of the oxidation product acetophenone could be found by gas chromatography. (R)-phenylethanol remained untouched so an ee value of >99% is obtained for this enantiomer.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07341859B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2008_03
ORD IDord-40c6a5042359439986031c9b8bfde3fb
Source noteuspto-grants-2008_03