Non Lewis acid catalysed epoxide ring opening with amino acid esters.

Org Biomol Chem

Laboratoire BioCIS-CNRS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Univ. Paris-Sud, rue J. B. Clément, F-92296 Châtenay-Malabry, France.

Published: May 2009

The ring opening of epoxides by various amino acid esters is described in refluxing trifluoroethanol without any catalyst. Under these simple conditions the corresponding beta-amino alcohols are obtained in good to excellent yields in relatively short reaction times compared to previously reported methods.

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