Stereoselective syntheses of ephedrine and related 2-aminoalcohols of high optical purity from protected cyanohydrins

W. Roy Jackson; Howard A. Jacobs; Barry R. Matthews; Gamini S. Jayatilake; Keith G. Watson

doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88829-2

Stereoselective syntheses of ephedrine and related 2-aminoalcohols of high optical purity from protected cyanohydrins

W. Roy Jackson, Howard A. Jacobs, Barry R. Matthews, Gamini S. Jayatilake, Keith G. Watson

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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
Pages (from-to)	1447-1450
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	31
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)88829-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1990

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