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Non-racemic chiral trivalent phosphorus derivatives 1 and 2 when emplo
yed under Mitsunobu reaction conditions, induce esterification between
racemic alcohols and acids with moderate enantiospecificity (up to 39
%). At the expense of high conversion, the alcohols can be obtained in
high ee (> 99%).