Enantioselective synthesis of (2S)-5-{4-[2-(4-fluorophenoxy)ethyl]piperazin-1-yl}-2-isopropyl-2-phenyl-pentanenitrile dihydrochloride (E2050) using enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution
作者:Yoshihiko Norimine、Noboru Yamamoto、Yuichi Suzuki、Teiji Kimura、Koki Kawano、Koichi Ito、Satoshi Nagato、Yoichi Iimura、Masahiro Yonaga
DOI:10.1016/s0957-4166(02)00364-6
日期:2002.8
Immobilized lipase (Pseudomonas sp.)-catalyzed transesterification of (RS)-4-cyano-4-isopropyl-4-phenyl-1-butanol 4 in vinyl acetate gave (S)-4-cyano-4-isopropyl-4-phenyl-1-butyl acetate 3a with high enantiomeric excess values and conversions (95-97% ee, 30-47%, E = 90-93), leaving the enantiomerically pure (R)-alcohol 4 (>99% ee) unreacted. As 3a can be efficiently converted to E2050, use of the immobilized lipase should provide an economical route for large-scale synthesis of E2050. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.