Abstract: The invention relates to a method of preparation of 2-aminobutanol from readily available raw materials. The method of this invention is based on the reaction between 1.2-epoxybutane or isomeric butylene halogenehydrines with ammonia. The product, isomeric aminobutanols, are, subsequently transformed into 2-ethylaziridine by means of esterification with sulphuric acid followed by treatment with alkali. 2-Ethylaziridine is then submitted to a reaction with aromatic carboxylic acid or with aromatic orthobicarboxylic acid anhydride which produces the corresponding monomeric or polymeric amide, which is transformed into 2-aminobutanol by hydrolysis.The method of this invention is a multistage one but is quite simple and employs aqueous solutions and organic solvents, such as chloroform or benzene, which may be easily recovered.