申请人:Beliaev Alexander
公开号:US20110166360A1
公开(公告)日:2011-07-07
A process for preparing the S or R enantiomer of a compound of formula A,
the process comprising subjecting a compound of formula B to asymmetric hydrogenation in the presence of a chiral transition metal catalyst and a source of hydrogen, wherein: X is CH
2
, oxygen or sulphur; R
1
, R
2
and R
3
are the same or different and signify hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkyloxy, hydroxy, nitro, alkylcarbonylamino, alkylamino or dialkylamino group; and R
4
is alkyl or aryl, the transition metal catalyst comprising a chiral ligand having the formula
wherein each R and R′ independently represents alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, unsubstituted or substituted cyclic moiety selected from a group consisting of monocyclic or polycyclic saturated or partially saturated carbocyclic or heterocyclic, aromatic or heteroaromatic rings said rings comprising from 4 to 8 atoms and comprising from 0 to 3 heteroatoms, wherein: the term alkyl means hydrocarbon chains, straight or branched, containing from one to six carbon atoms, optionally substituted by aryl, alkoxy, halogen, alkoxycarbonyl or hydroxycarbonyl groups; the term aryl means an aromatic or heteraromatic group, optionally substituted one or more times by alkyl, alkyloxy, halogen or nitro group; and the term halogen means fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine.