METHOD FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE ALPHA-SUBSTITUTED BENZYLALCOHOLS

摘要

The invention concerns a method for preparing an optically active alcohol of formula (I) in which the carbon atom indicated by the symbol * can have the configuration (R) or (S) and X represents an amino group not substituted or a mono- or di- (C1-C4)alkylamino group optionally salified from corresponding ketones by catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of one rhodium complex.