... Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. Volume 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61–68. Cover image Cover image. New chiral synthons from the microbial oxidation of bromonaphthalenes. ... Absolute configuration 1R, 2S. 1,2-dihydroxy-1,2-dihydro-7-bromonaphthalene. C 10 H 9 O 2 Br. Ee > 98%. ...