Abstract: The compounds 2-N-[1,1-hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl-2(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl]amino-1-(3-alkoxy-carbonyl or hydroxymethyl-4-benzyloxyphenyl) ethanol compounds, and the process of making these compounds. There is also disclosed a process of making the compounds 2-N-[1,1-hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl-2(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)ethyl]amino-1-(3-hydroxy-4-hydroxy)ethan ol.
Abstract: A process for preparing a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R and R.sup.1 independently are selected from hydrogen and C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl groups, which comprises catalytically hydrogenating a compound of formula ##STR2## wherein R and R.sup.1 are as defined above and X is halogen using platinum oxide as catalyst.