Synthesis of 2-Bis(trifluoromethyl)hydroxymethyl Substituted Cyclic Amines through Novel Intramolecular Substitution of an Arylsulfonyl Group

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1991.1425

ω-Amino-1,1-bis(trifluoromethyl)-2-sulfonyl-1-pentanol or -hexanol provided the corresponding pyrrolidine or piperidine having BTHM group at the 2-position via intermediary epoxide by treating with NaOH in the presence of phase-transfer catalyst.