The present invention provides stereoscopically-pure diastereomers of
Formula I: ##STR00001## In a preferred embodiment, the stereoisomers of
the present invention are of Formula II, depicted below: ##STR00002##
R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently H, OH, OCH.sub.3,
CH.sub.2OH, NHCONH.sub.2, NH.sub.2, halogen or CF.sub.3, and R.sup.1 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. R.sup.5 is
hydrogen, hydroxyl or methyl; R.sup.6 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 R.sup.5, 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.