Jc. Amedio et al., A PRACTICAL PREPARATION OF 4,4-DIPHENYLCYCLOHEXANOL - A KEY INTERMEDIATE IN THE SYNTHESIS OF MS-325, Synthetic communications, 28(20), 1998, pp. 3895-3906
A preparation of 4,4-diphenylcyclohexanol 2 is described from benzoin
in five synthetic steps. The process uses readily available reagents a
nd is suitable for manufacturing.