The crystal structure of the title enantiopure tetralol derivative {systematic name: (1S,2S)-2-[(S)-2,2,2-trifluoro-1-hydroxyethyl]-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-ol}, C12H13F3O2, synthesized by asymmetric transfer hydrogenation, was elucidated by low-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The enantiopure compound crystallizes in the Sohncke space group P212121 with one molecule in the asymmetric unit and features intramolecular as well as intermolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonding. The absolute configuration was established from anomalous dispersion effects.
