D120023, (-)-O,O′-Dibenzoyl-L-tartaric acid monohydrate may be used as a chiral resolving agent for the resolution of racemic bioactive compounds such as (±)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-(1-propyl)-piperidine and (±)-2-(5,6-dimethoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthyl)-imidazoline to isolate the corresponding (-)-enantiomeric forms., g