A process is provided for efficiently producing an optically active 3-quinuclidinol derivative of high optical purity using a readily available ruthenium compound as an asymmetric reduction catalyst. This process is a process for producing an optically active 3-quinuclidinol derivative represented by the following formula (III) comprising asymmetrically hydrogenating a 3-quinuclidinone derivative represented by the following formula (I) in the presence of a ruthenium compound (II) represented by formula (II): Ru(X)(Y)(Px)n[R1R2C*(NR3R4)-A-R5R6C*(NR7R8)] (in the formulas, R represents a hydrogen atom or C7 to C18 aralkyl group and the like, X and Y represent hydrogen atoms or halogen atoms and the like, Px represents a phosphine ligand, n represents 1 or 2, R1 to R8 represent hydrogen atoms or C1 to C20 alkyl groups and the like, * represents an optically active carbon atom and A represents an ethylene group and the like).
提供了一种高效生产高光学纯度的光学活性3-喹诺啉醇衍
生物的方法,该方法使用易得的
钌化合物作为不对称还原催化剂。该方法是一种生产下式(III)所表示的光学活性3-喹诺啉醇衍
生物的方法,该方法包括在
钌化合物(II)存在下不对称氢化下式(I)所表示的3-喹诺啉酮衍
生物:Ru(X)(Y)(
Px)n[R1R2C*(NR3R4)-A-R5R6C*(NR7R8)](在公式中,R代表氢原子或C7至C18的芳基烷基等,X和Y代表氢原子或卤素原子等,
Px代表
膦配体,n代表1或2,R1至R8代表氢原子或C1至C20的烷基等,*代表光学活性碳原子,A代表
乙烯基等)。