A process for producing optically active cysteine derivatives with high optical purity and good quality which is economically advantageous and is high in productivity even on a commercial scale is provided.
A process for producing an optically active cysteine derivative which comprises synthesizing a D-form or L-form optically active cysteine derivative of the general formula (2) shown below (R1 represents an amino-protecting group of the urethane or acyl type, R0 represents a hydrogen atom or, taken together with R1, an amino-protecting group, R2 represents an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl group, R3 represents a univalent organic group and * represents the position of an asymmetric carbon) by reacting the corresponding D-form or L-form optically active amino acid derivative of the general formula (1) shown below with an alcohol of the general formula (3) shown below and a strong acid and/or a thionyl halide and recovering the above cysteine derivative (2) from the reaction mixture, the procedural series from reaction to recovery being carried out under conditions such that the medium contacting the above optically active cysteine derivative (2) is within the range from acidic to weakly basic to thereby recover the above cysteine derivative (2) from the reaction mixture while suppressing the decomposition and racemization thereof.
本发明提供了一种生产光学纯度高、质量好的光学活性半胱
氨酸衍
生物的工艺,该工艺具有经济优势,即使在商业规模上也具有很高的生产率。
一种生产光学活性半胱
氨酸衍
生物的工艺,包括合成下图通式(2)的 D-型或 L-型光学活性半胱
氨酸衍
生物(R1 代表
氨基保护基,属于
氨基甲酸酯或酰基类型,R0 代表氢原子或与 R1 一起代表
氨基保护基,R2 代表烷基、芳基或芳烷基、R3代表单价有机基团,*代表不对称碳的位置),将相应的下图所示通式(1)的 D-型或 L-型光学活性
氨基酸衍
生物与下图所示通式(3)的醇和强酸和/或
硫代卤化物反应,并从反应混合物中回收上述半胱
氨酸衍
生物(2)、从反应到回收的一系列过程是在这样的条件下进行的:与上述具有光学活性的半胱
氨酸衍
生物(2)接触的介质处于从酸性到弱碱性的范围内,从而从反应混合物中回收上述半胱
氨酸衍
生物(2),同时抑制其分解和消旋化。