Synthesis of 1-(2-Hydroxyaryl)-1,2,3-propanetriol and 1-(2-Hydroxyaryl)-2-amino-1,3-propanediol Derivatives of either threo or erythro Configuration

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00256a005

The title arylglycerols 3A and 4A and arylaminopropanediols 3B and 4B, in either optical series (D or L) and with either configuration (threo or erythro), were prepared in optically pure form by direct arylation of 2,3-O-isopropylidene-D- or -L-glyceralde