A process is disclosed for preparing (3R,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (I), or (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (Ia) involving, as a key step, the enzyme-catalysed enantioselective hydrolysis of a racemic 3,4-trans-disubstituted pyrrolidinone compound of formula (II).
本发明揭示了一种制备式(I)化合物(3R,4R)-3-羟基-4-羟甲基
吡咯烷或式(Ia)化合物(3S,4S)-3-羟基-4-羟甲基
吡咯烷的方法,其中的关键步骤是通过酶催化的对式(II)的外消旋3,4-顺式取代
吡咯烷化合物的拆分,实现对映选择性
水解。