Synthesis 1996; 1996(2): 189-191
DOI: 10.1055/s-1996-4198
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Enantiospecific Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2,3-Diaminopropanol from L- and D-Serine

Fatih Demirci, Alan H. Haines* , Chunhua Jia, Di Wu
  • *School of Chemical Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, England, Fax +44(1603)259396
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Both chiral forms of 2,3-diaminopropanol (6) have been prepared in a convenient 5-step synthesis based on the readily available N-benzyloxycarbonyl derivatives of the methyl esters of L- and D-serine.

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