A stereochemical study of optically active thiazolidines

Alejandro Cruz, Aurora Vásquez-Badillo, Iris Ramos-García, Rosalinda Contreras

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Abstract

We report a stereochemical study of a series of free N-H and N-methylated 1,3-thiazolidines bearing H or CH3 at C-(2). These compounds were readily prepared from ephedrine and pseudoephedrines. The stereochemistry of the compounds under study was deduced using 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy. Two isomers were found for compounds having a methyl group at C-(2) (i.e. C-(2)HCH3); interconversion of these isomers, presumably via a non-cyclic zwitterionic intermediate, was observed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)711-717
Number of pages7
JournalTetrahedron Asymmetry
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Apr 2001

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