Tyrosinol is an organic compound with the formula HOC6H4CH2CH(NH2)CH2OH. A colorless or white solid, it is produced by the reduction of the amino acid tyrosine with borane dimethylsulfide.[1] The compound, which is chiral, is an example of a 1,2-ethanolamine as well as a phenethylamine.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Phoon, Chee Wee; Abell, Chris (1998). "Solid Phase Aldol and Conjugate Addition Reactions Using Evans' Oxazolidinone Chiral Auxiliary". Tetrahedron Letters. 39 (17): 2655–2658. doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)00230-5.
  2. ^ Martin Ernst; Johann-Peter Melder; Franz Ingo Berger; Christian Koch (2022). "Ethanolamines and Propanolamines". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a10_001.pub2. ISBN 978-3527306732.