Abstract
Ephedrine and related optically active β-aminoalcohols can be prepared by zinc borohydride reduction of aryl O-protected magnesium imines and aryl α-hydroxyimines which in turn are readily available from optically active cyanohydrins.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1447-1450 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 31 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1990 |