The stereochemical assignment as erythro and threo for two pairs of 2-(aryloxy)-1-(2-piperidyl)ethanols 1 and 2 is described. Their CHO–CHN coupling constants were measured on the phase sensitive 1H–1H homocorrelation spectra (DQF–COSY), optimized by means of the LAOCOON-3 program, and compared with the calculated values from an MM2 conformational analysis. The experimental constants were Jerythro = 3.3/3.8 Hz and Jthreo = 6.4/6.8 Hz, whereas the calculated values were 2.5 and 5.4 Hz, respectively. 13C nuclear magnetic resonance steric shielding of the C(3) carbon atom in the erythro diastereomers confirms the results of the conformational analysis.