An optically active 1-(fluoro- or trifluoromethyl-substituted phenyl)ethylamine is produced with high optical purity and in an industrially simple and efficient manner by asymmetrically reducing an optically active imine, obtained by dehydration and condensation of a fluoro- or trifluoromethyl-substituted phenylmethyl ketone and an optically active primary amine under acidic conditions, using a hydride reducing agent to convert to an optically active secondary amine, and subjecting the secondary amine or its salt of an inorganic acid or organic acid to hydrogenolysis. In addition, an optically active 1-(fluoro- or trifluoromethyl-substituted phenyl)ethylamine is purified to an even higher optical purity in an industrially simple and efficient manner by converting the optically active secondary amine of the synthetic intermediate obtained by asymmetric reduction, or an optically active 1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)ethylamine, one of the target compounds, to an inorganic or organic acid salt followed by recrystallization purification. This ethylamine is an important intermediate of pharmaceuticals and agricultural chemicals.
一种光学活性的 1-(
氟或三
氟甲基取代
苯基)
乙胺是通过不对称还原光学活性
亚胺,以高光学纯度和简单高效的工业方法制得的、在酸性条件下,通过
氟或三
氟甲基取代的
苯基
甲基酮和光学活性
伯胺的
脱水和缩合,使用
氢化物还原剂转化为光学活性仲胺,再将仲胺或其
无机酸或有机酸盐进行
氢解。此外,通过不对称还原得到的合成
中间体的光学活性仲胺或光学活性 1-(3,5-双三
氟甲基苯基)
乙胺(目标化合物之一)转化为
无机酸或有机酸盐,然后进行重结晶纯化,可以以工业上简单高效的方式将光学活性 1-(
氟或三
氟甲基取代
苯基)
乙胺纯化到更高的光学纯度。这种
乙胺是一种重要的医药和农药
中间体。