Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... The optically active isomers of Rosaphen ® (RS)-1 were synthesized from the chiral intermediate prepared by lipase-catalyzed desymmetrization of prochiral diol. The results of an olfactory evaluation of the prepared isomers are reported. ... ▶ A chiral primary alcohol was prepared by ...