The asymmetric reduction of selected Schiff's bases (ketimines) with the lithium aluminium hydride–monosaccharide complexes derived from 3-O-benzyl-1, 2-O-cyclohexylidene-α-D- glucofuranose gives optically active secondary amines. The absolute configuration of N-(1- phenylethyl) aniline was assigned as S by N-phenylation of S-(−)-1-phenylethylamine and hence all the levo-rotatory secondary amines obtained by this asymmetric reduction are ...
