M. Kratzel et R. Hiessbock, Diastereoselective synthesis of 2-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro quinolin-3-ols - An example of diastereoconversion of alpha-alkyl epoxides, HETEROCYCLE, 52(2), 2000, pp. 853-862
The efficient synthesis of both diastereomers of 2-alkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro
quinolin-3-ols, representing rigid 1,2-amino alcohols, is outlined applying
a diastereoconversion approach. The relative configuration of the title co
mpounds is supported by the unequivocal stereochemical course of the reacti
ons used.