ABSTRACT: Novel enantiomerically pure 2-piperazinemethanols (3–5) were synthesized from 2-piperazinecar☐ ylic acid 1. The asymmetric reduction of aromatic ketones, ketimine and oxime ether has been performed with reagents prepared from 2-piprazinemethanol and borane to yield enantiomerically enriched alcohols and amines, respectively. The preferred absolute configuration of the product was dependent on the structure of the sulfonyl ...