Chemistry The compounds 4a-g, j, k and 5a, b are commercially available. Two different methods were used to obtain arylmorpholines loa-i, starting from corresponding arylketones 4a-i and by subsequent a-bromination to compound 5a-i, as shown in Scheme I. The first one involved carbonyl reduction by NaBH4 to the bromohydrins 6a-d and oxirane ring closure in alkaline medium. Epoxides 7a-d were reacted with Nn-propylamine to yield ...