Optical Resolutions and Configurations of Benzylmethylphenylsilylmethylamine and Its Derivatives

Abstract
New optically active α-amino organosilanes, such as benzylmethylphenylsilylmethylamine, benzylmethyltolylsilylmethylamines, and anisylbenzylmethylsilylmethylamines, were obtained by the fractional crystallization of the salts of the amines and (+)-tartaric acid. Benzylmethylphenylsilylmethylamine was converted into benzylmethyl-1-naphthylphenylsilane, of which the configuration had been known. From these observations, it was found that benzylmethylphenylsilylmethylamine, benzylmethylphenylsilane, and benzylmethoxymethylphenylsilane had S(+), S(−), and S(+) configurations respectively.