A process for making enantiomerically enriched 4-piperidinylglycine having the formula (I),
1
said process comprising (a) combining N-protected glycine ester with 4-piperidone to form didehydroamino acid ester; (b) reducing the didehydroamino acid ester with hydrogen gas in the presence of a rhodium catalyst selected from the group consisting of (R,R)-BPE-Rh; (S,S)-BPE-Rh; (R,R)-DuPHOS-Rh; (S,S)-DuPHOS-Rh; and combinations thereof; whereby a protected compound is formed; and (c) removing the protecting groups from the protected compound, whereby the 4-piperidinylglyeine having the formula (I) is formed, wherein X
−
is an anion wherein X is independently a halogen; and “*” designates an asymmetric carbon having (R)- or (S)-configuration. The process of the invention yields an enantiomerically enriched (R)-4-piperidineglycine or (S)-4-piperidineglycine.
                            一种制备对映富集的4-
哌啶基甘
氨酸(I)的方法,该方法包括(a)将N-保护的甘
氨酸酯与4-哌酮结合形成双脱
水氨基酸酯;(b)在(R,R)-BPE-Rh、(S,S)-BPE-Rh、(R,R)-DuPHOS-Rh、(S,S)-DuPHOS-Rh或其组合物中选择一个
铑催化剂,在
氢气存在下还原双脱
水氨基酸酯,形成保护化合物;(c)从保护化合物中去除保护基,从而形成式(I)的4-
哌啶基甘
氨酸,其中X-是一个阴离子,其中X独立地是卤素;“*”表示具有(R)-或(S)-构型的不对称碳。该发明的方法产生对映富集的(R)-4-
哌啶基甘
氨酸或(S)-4-
哌啶基甘
氨酸。