| abstract |
An optical resolver comprising at least one of compounds represented by the following formulae (1) and (2) (1) (2) (wherein R1 to R8 each represents hydrogen or C¿1-20? alkyl; R?9¿ represents optionally substituted C¿1-20? alkyl, optionally substituted C1-20 alkenyl, formyl, or acyl; and R?10¿ represents C¿1-6? alkyl; provided that the molecule represented by the formula (1) is of the cis configuration with respect to R?9 and OR10¿); and a method of optically resolving with the optical resolver an alcohol having an asymmetric carbon atom in the molecule and represented by the formula (3): (R?11)(R12)(R13¿)COH (wherein R?11, R12, and R13¿ each represents hydrogen or optionally substituted C¿1-20? alkyl, provided that at least one of R?11, R12, and R13¿ is not hydrogen). The method of optical resolution is highly suitable for general purposes. By the method, a mixture of optical isomers of any of various alcohols can be optically resolved easily and industrially advantageously. |