Methods of making N-hydroxyalkylated polyamines are provided, in which the method includes reacting a polyamine comprising Formula (XXIV): ##STR00001##
with a cyclic oxide to produce the N-hydroxyalkylated polyamine, where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently a —C or —CH group; R.sup.3 is an aliphatic hydrocarbyl; and R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently acyclic hydrocarbyls, or are covalently connected to form an unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbyl.

Provided is a method of preparation of (1R, 3S)-3-amino-1-cyclopentanol, the method including: contacting N-acylhydroxyamine and cyclopentadiene for an asymmetric cycloaddition, to yield a first intermediate I; hydrogenating the first intermediate I to yield a second intermediate II; hydrolyzing, ammonolyzing, hydrazinolyzing, or alcoholyzing an amido bond of the second intermediate II to yield a third intermediate III; and hydrogenating the third intermediate III to yield (1R, 3S)-3-amino-1-cyclopentanol.

Provided is a method of preparation of (1R, 3S)-3-amino-1-cyclopentanol, the method including: contacting N-acylhydroxyamine and cyclopentadiene for an asymmetric cycloaddition, to yield a first intermediate I; hydrogenating the first intermediate I to yield a second intermediate II; hydrolyzing, ammonolyzing, hydrazinolyzing, or alcoholyzing an amido bond of the second intermediate II to yield a third intermediate III; and hydrogenating the third intermediate III to yield (1R, 3S)-3-amino-1-cyclopentanol.

A method of preparing a hydrogel product including crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include residual amine groups; and ii) acylating residual amine groups of the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans provided in i) to form acylated crosslinked glycosaminoglycans.

A method of preparing a hydrogel product including crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include residual amine groups; and ii) acylating residual amine groups of the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans provided in i) to form acylated crosslinked glycosaminoglycans.

The present invention relates to the field of catalytic hydrogenation and, more particularly, to methods of manganese-catalysed hydrogenation of esters to alcohols. Advantageously, where the esters are chiral, the hydrogenations proceed with high or complete stereochemical integrity.

The present invention relates to the field of catalytic hydrogenation and, more particularly, to methods of manganese-catalysed hydrogenation of esters to alcohols. Advantageously, where the esters are chiral, the hydrogenations proceed with high or complete stereochemical integrity.

Subject-matter of the present invention is a process for the preparation of optically active phenyl-beta-amino alcohols by means of a specific reduction of the corresponding phenyl-beta-amino ketones. Further subject-matter of the invention are said novel synthesis intermediates and their use for the preparation of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Subject-matter of the present invention is a process for the preparation of optically active phenyl-beta-amino alcohols by means of a specific reduction of the corresponding phenyl-beta-amino ketones. Further subject-matter of the invention are said novel synthesis intermediates and their use for the preparation of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

The present invention relates to a new structural class of phenalkamines, curing agent compositions comprising the phenalkamines, their use, as well as and methods of producing such phenalkamines and compositions. The phenalkamines of the present invention can be prepared by reacting cardanol with an aldehyde compound and triaminononane. These curing-agent compositions may be used to cure, harden, and/or crosslink an epoxy resin. The curing-agent compositions of this invention are of low viscosity and can be used neat or dissolved in a minimum amount of an organic solvent or diluent to effect cure of epoxy resins.