摘要 |
Provided is a process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure 1-substituted-3-aminoalcohols, particularly of (S)-(-)- and (R)-(+)-3-N-methylamino-l-(2-thienyl)-1-propanol, by asymmetrically hydrogenating salts of a carboxylic acids with an aminoketone of formula (II), wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of 2-thienyl, 2-furanyl and phenyl, each optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and/or one or more C1-4-alkoxy groups, and wherein R2 is C1-4-alkyl or phenyl, each optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms and/or one or more C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-alkoxy groups, and wherein the corresponding aminoalcohols are obtained by subsequent hydrolysis of their salts. Furthermore provided are salts of a carboxylic acid with said aminoketones and the aminoalcohols obtained by asymmetriacally hydrogenating said aminoketones, respectively. |