Lewis acid-mediated highly regioselective SN2-type ring-opening of 2-aryl-N-tosylazetidines with alcohols to affordvarious 1,3-amino ethers in excellent yields with goodenantiomeric excess is described. Similar SN2-type ring-opening of chiral 2-phenyl-N-tosylaziridine with variousalcohols produces the corresponding nonracemic 1,2-aminoethers in excellent yields and good ee. The mechanism ofthe ring-opening of aziridines and azetidines via an SN2pathway is supported by the formation of nonracemic aminoethers.