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Hydrogenation of (R)-cyanohydrins (R)- 1 with LiAlH4 occurs without racemization to give the (R)-2-amino alcohols (R)- 3 . (1R,2S)-2-Amino alcohols (1R,2S)- 4 are obtained with high diastereoselectivity by addition of methyl Grignard to O-silyl protected cyanohydrins (R)- 2 and subsequent hydrogenation with NaBH4. The N-alkylated 2-amino alcohols (R)- 8 and (1R,2S)- 9 can be prepared either by reductive alkylation of the corresponding 2-amino alcohols (R)- 3 and (1R,2S)- 4 , respectively, or by a transimination reaction of the Grignard addition products with primary amines and subsequent hydrogenation with NaBH4. The lower diastereoselectivity of hydrogenation in case of the N-alkylimino compounds in comparison to the N-unsubstituted imines is explained by a weaker chelating effect. |