“…(R,R)-a,a 0 -(bistrifluoromethyl)-9,10-Anthracenedimethanol (R,R-ABTE) was prepared in enantiopure form by the established procedure 19 and its enantiomeric purity (98 % e.e) was confirmed by analytical chiral HPLC. Di-(R,R)-1-[10-(1-hydroxy-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)-9-anthryl]-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl phthalate (2), isophthalate (3) and terephthalate (4) were obtained in 19, 26, and 40% yields, respectively, by esterification of R,R-ABTE with phthalic, isophthalic, and terephthalic acid dichlorides Scheme 1 (An important improve of yield was experimentally observed if two equivalents of DCC were added).…”