New enantiomerically pure aminoalcohols from (R)-α-methylbenzylamine and cyclohexene oxide

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00082-1

The new chiral aminoalcohols N-{(S)-[cyclohexan-(S)-2-ol]}-(R)-α-methylbenzyl amine 1 and N-{(R)-[cyclohexan-(R)-2-ol]}-(R)-α-methylbenzyl amine 2 were prepared by reaction of (R)-α-methylbenzylamine with cyclohexene oxide at 160 °C. The diastereoisomers