Practical synthesis of ((2 R)-5-benzyloxy-2-hydroxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydronaphth-2-yl) methanol ((R)-7b), a key chiral intermediate for the synthesis of the novel PGI2 agonist,(R)-[6- [(diphenylcarbamoyloxy) methyl]-6-hydroxy-5, 6, 7, 8-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yloxy] acetic acid (1), was achieved via optical resolution by diastereoselective crystallization of ester derivative 18 of racemic (5-benzyloxy-2-hydroxy-1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydronaphth-2-yl) ...