Chiral intermediate and resolving agent for organic bases. For resolution of alcohols as their mandelate esters, see: J. Org. Chem., 48, 3548 (1983). For review of resolution of alcohols, see: Org. React., 2, 376 (1944).
Reagent for determination of enantiomeric excess of alcohols by chiral HPLC. For determination of ee of amines by NMR, see: J. Org. Chem., 53, 5335 (1988).