Simple synthetic equivalents for the β-(N,N-disubstituted)ethylamino acyl cation synthon and their applications

Various N,N-disubstituted-β-amino-N-methoxy-N-methylpropanamides 3a-i were prepared which served as an excellent β-aminoacyl cation equivalents. These were used to prepare β-amino ketones 1, pharmacologically active tertiary 1-(3,3-diarylpropyl)amines 7a-c, and the interesting C-glycoside 8.