Method for producing an optically active 1-substituted 2-propanol
A method for producing an optically active 1-substituted 2-propanol of the following formula 1, which comprises reacting a hydroxy aromatic compound of the following formula 2 with an optically active propylene oxide in the presence of a catalyst:AOH??Formula 2CH3C*H(OH)CH2OA??Formula 1wherein A is a univalent aromatic group, and C* is an asymmetric carbon atom.