Abstract
For the purpose of testing their biological activity hydroxy group epimers of 3-dimethylaminomethyl-3-(m-methoxyphenyl) cyclopentanols (X and XI) were synthesized from 1-(m-methoxyphenyl)-3-hydroxycyclopentanecarbonyl dimethylamide (XVII) and 1-(m-methoxyphenyl)-3-acetoxycyclopentanecarbonyl dimethylamide (XVIII), which were obtained from the corresponding carboxylic acids, by treatment with lithium aluminum hydride in tetrahydrofuran.
