Download PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Dedicated to the memory of Prof. Mohammad Nabi Sarbolouki. ... Trifluoroethanol was used as a reusable catalyst and medium for the ring opening of epoxides using aliphatic and aromatic amines as nucleophile under mild conditions to give the corresponding β-amino alcohols in high ...