(1S,2S)-(+)-2-AMINO-1-[4-(METHYLTHIO)PHENYL]-1,3-PROPANEDIOL

Uses

• As a starting material in the synthesis of 3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium salts, which are employed as promoters in asymmetric epoxidation and oxidation?reactions.
• As a starting material in the synthesis of an α-amino acid named (3R,4R)-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylic acid, which is used to prepare modified peptides of biological importance.
• As a chiral base in the resolution of an angiotensin II type 2 receptor [AT₂R] antagonist named EMA401.