The present invention relates to a process for preparing an optically active (S or R)-β-amino acid represented by the formula (II):
wherein R represents an alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, cycloalkyl group, aralkyl group, aryl group or heteroaryl group each of which may have a substituent(s), and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom,
and an optically active (R or S)-β-amino acid ester represented by the formula (III):
wherein R has the same meaning as defined above, R1 represents an alkyl group which may have a substituent(s), and * represents an asymmetric carbon atom, provided that it has a reverse absolute configuration to that of the compound of the formula (II),
which comprises selectively hydrolyzingwater and one of enantiomers of a β-amino acid ester represented by the formula (I):
wherein R and R1 have the same meanings as defined above,
which is a racemic mixture, in the presence of a hydrolase in an organic solvent.
本发明涉及一种制备由式(II)代表的光学活性(S 或 R)-β-
氨基酸的工艺:
其中 R 代表烷基、烯基、炔基、环烷基、芳烷基、芳基或杂芳基,每个基团都可带有取代基, * 代表不对称碳原子、
以及由式(III)代表的光学活性(R 或 S)-β-
氨基酸酯:
其中 R 的含义与上文所定义的相同,R1 代表烷基,可带有取代基,* 代表不对称碳原子,但其绝对构型与式 (II) 化合物的绝对构型相反、
其中包括选择性地
水解
水和式(I)所代表的 β-
氨基酸酯的对映体之一:
其中 R 和 R1 的含义与上述定义相同、
其中 R 和 R1 的含义与上文所定义的相同。