Optically active 3-quinuclidinol is obtained by the asymmetric hydrogenation of 3-quinuclidinone, its Lewis acid adducts or its tertiary or quaternary salts, for example, 1-(diphenylmethyl)-3-oxoquinuclidinium bromide. Rhodium/chiral diphosphine complexes with a metallocene structure are preferably used as catalysts. Optically active 3-quinuclidinol is a synthetic building block for pharmaceutical active substances (M.sub.1 receptor agonists).
通过对3-
喹啉酮、其
路易斯酸加合物或其三、四价盐进行不对称氢化反应,可以获得光学活性的3-
喹啉醇,例如1-(二苯甲基)-3-氧
喹啉盐
溴化物。最好使用具有
二茂铁结构的
铑/手性
二膦配合物作为催化剂。光学活性的3-
喹啉醇是合成药用活性物质(M.sub.1受体激动剂)的构建基块。