enantioresolution of 2-(1-naphthyl) propane-1, 2-diol (3) giving (-)-enantiopure diol 3, the S
absolute configuration of which was unambiguously determined by X-ray crystallography of
its p-bromobenzoate (-)-(7). The S absolute configurations of 2-methoxy-2-(1-naphthyl)-
propionic acid (+)-(4) and related compounds were also determined by chemical correlation
to diol (S)-(-)-3.