Trans-1,2-diaminocykloheksan – niezwykła kariera outsidera

An enantiopure trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane is one of the most widely used chiral diamines in modern organic chemistry. This chiral building block, readily available from waste industrial products, emerges as a major figure in the field of asymmetric synthesis. The unique structural and conformational properties of trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane make it very useful for the development of new synthetic strategies, taking advantage of its geometrical pre-organization. In this short article, we will highlight the utility of enantiomerically pure trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane derivatives as broad-range chiral reagents and ligands for catalytic cycles. A brief overview of the aspects of applications in the field of molecular recognition will also be given.