The diastereomeric mixture of monoesters of racemic 8,8'-dihydroxy-1,1'-bin
aphthyl and N-CBZ-L-proline was easily separated. Each diastereomer gave en
antiomerically pure (R)- or (S)-8,8'-dihydroxy-1,1'-binaphthyl in good yiel
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