摘要 |
Compositions comprising ( )-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)cyclohexanone, a transition-metal salt, and an organic solvent and methods of preparing ( )-cis-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-1-(aryl)cyclohexanols, in particular ( )-cis-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the ( )-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)cyclohexanone and transition-metal salt are in the form of a ( )-2-((dimethylamino)methyl)cyclohexanone:transition-metal salt complex. In another embodimemt, aryl is 3-methoxyphenyl
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