The present invention provides stereoscopically-pure diastereomers of Formula I:In a preferred embodiment, the stereoisomers of the present invention are of Formula II, depicted below:R2, R3 and R4 are independently H, OH, OCH3, CH2OH, NHCONH2, NH2,
halogen or CF3, and R1 is
pyridine, or an amine which may be substituted with
hydrogen, lower
alkyl, lower alkylenearyl, lower alkylenephenyl, lower alkylenehydroxyphenyl, lower alkyleneamine, lower alkyleneaminoaryl, lower alkylaminohydroxyphenyl, or a similar functional group. R5 is
hydrogen, hydroxyl or methyl; R6 is
hydrogen, lower
alkyl, lower alkylenaryl, lower alkylenephenyl, lower alkylenehydroxyphenyl, lower alkyleneamine, lower alkyleneaminoaryl, lower alkylaminohydroxyphenyl, and the like. For both Formula I and Formual II, the first carbon on the
side chain progressing from the ring is preferably in the R-configuration. The second
carbon atom on the
side chain of Formula II, which is attached to R5, may or may not be a chiral center. However, when the second
carbon atom is a chiral center, it is preferably in the S-configuration. The present invention contemplates each stereoisomer of Formula I and II in substantially-pure form.The present invention also provides methods of relieving nasal, sinus and bronchial congestion and of treating
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and
obesity. The present stereoisomers may also be used to induce
pupil dilation. These methods include administering to a
mammal a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a stereoscopically-pure stereoisomer of Formula I or II with a pharmaceutically acceptable
excipient.