A practical and fairly general procedure for the kinetic resolution of@-hydroxy tertiary amines is described. It involves the selective oxidation of one enantiomer to the N-oxide by using tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) and a chiral catalyst prepared by mixing 2 parts of titanium isopropoxide (Ti (Oi-Pr) & and 1.2 parts of either (+)-or (-)-diisopropyl tartrate (DIPT). The product N-oxide and the unreacted amino alcohol are then easily separated by ...