申请人:MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.
公开号:EP1634958A1
公开(公告)日:2006-03-15
In the method for producing an optically active chromancarboxylate of the present invention, one of the enantiomers of racemic chromancarboxylic acid is esterified in a solvent containing an alcohol in the presence of a biocatalyst. After the esterification, the other enantiomer, i.e., the non-reacted chromancarboxylic acid is separated out of the reaction mixture to obtain the aimed optically active ester. The optically active chromancarboxylate is useful as the material for medicines, agricultural chemicals, etc. The invention provides an efficient production method thereof which is industrially applicable.
在本发明生产光学活性铬羧酸酯的方法中,外消旋铬羧酸的一种对映体在含有醇的溶剂中,在生物催化剂的存在下进行酯化反应。酯化后,从反应混合物中分离出另一种对映体,即未反应的铬羧酸,从而得到光学活性酯。具有光学活性的铬羧酸酯可用作药物、农药等的原料。本发明提供了一种适用于工业的高效生产方法。