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A general enantioselective synthesis of α-arylethylamines
Chen, Chung-Pin,Prasad, Kapa,Repic, Oljan
, p. 7175 - 7178 (2007/10/02)
Optically active α-arylethylamines were prepared starting from acetophenones in ≥95%ee and ≥70% overall yield using oxazaborolidine catalyzed enantioselective reduction followed by the displacement of the hydroxy group by an azide group with clean inversion under Mitsunobu reaction conditions.