A novel procedure for the preparation of enantiopure 1,4-disubstituted 2-imidazolines is reported. Enantiopure beta-amino alcohols are converted into N-hydroxyethylamides, which are reacted with excess thionyl chloride, or with thionyl chloride followed by phosphorus pentachloride to yield N-chloroethylimidoyl chlorides. These intermediates are treated with amines and anilines to produce N-chloroethylamidines, which are converted into imidazolines upon workup with aqueous hydroxide. The method is simple and efficient and has been used to prepare a wide variety of enantiopure imidazolines, in a modular fashion, from readily available amino alcohols.
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