Dibenzylamine → (S)-1-chloro-3-(dibenzylamino)propan-2-ol

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Dibenzylamine (39.4 g, 0.20 mol) and lithium chloride (12.6 g, 0.30 mol) were added to 100 mL of toluene. The mixture was stirred at 25° C. for 30 minutes. (S)-epichlorohydrin (18.6 g, 0.2 mol) was then added and stirred at 60° C. for 8 hours. The mixture was filtered and the solvent was evaporated to provide 52 g of colorless oil in 90% yield. HPLC: 99.3%.

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