The alkylation reaction of 1H-1,2,4-triazole with (4-methyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-4-yl)methyl-4-methylbenzenesulfonate in presence of K2CO3 as base and a catalytic amount of tetrabutylammonium bromide in N,N’-dimethylformamide, followed by an oxazoline ring-opening reaction in an acidic medium, and protection of amine function, leads normally to obtain two regioisomers of N-protected β-aminoalcohols with prevalence of...