An optically active tropinonemonocarboxylic acid ester derivative useful as an intermediate for synthesis of optically active tropane derivatives was obtained by reacting succindialdehyde with an organic amine and acetonedicarboxylic acid ester to obtain a tropinonedicarboxylic acid ester derivative, and then subjecting this derivative to enzyme-catalyzed asymmetric dealkoxy-carbonylation. Since anhydroecgonine methyl ester derived from the optically active tropinone-monocarboxylic acid ester derivative by reduction and dehydration had the same direction of optical rotation as in the case of anhydroecgonine methyl ester obtained from natural cocaine, it was proved that the obtained optically active tropinonemonocarboxylic acid ester derivative had the same absolute configuration as that of natural cocaine. The yield of the optically active tropinonemonocarboxylic acid ester derivative from the asymmetric dealkoxycarbonylation was 30 to 50 mol %, and its optical purity was 70 to 97% ee. In addition, it was found that a crystalline optically active anhydroecgonine carboxylic acid ester derivative can be obtained by reducing and then dehydrating the optically active tropinonemonocarboxylic acid ester derivative and that its optical purity can easily be increased by recrystallization.
通过将琥珀二醛与有机胺和乙酰二
羧酸酯反应得到了一种光学活性的茎叶酮单
羧酸酯衍
生物,可用作合成光学活性茎曲烷衍
生物的中间体。然后将这种衍
生物经过酶催化的不对称脱醚羰基化反应。通过还原和脱
水,从光学活性的茎叶酮单
羧酸酯衍
生物得到的无
水异甘
氨酸甲酯旋光方向与从天然
可卡因中获得的无
水异甘
氨酸甲酯相同,证明获得的光学活性茎叶酮单
羧酸酯衍
生物具有与天然
可卡因相同的绝对构型。从不对称脱醚羰基化反应中得到的光学活性茎叶酮单
羧酸酯衍
生物的产率为30至50摩尔%,其光学纯度为70至97% ee。此外,还发现通过还原然后脱
水,可以获得结晶的光学活性无
水异甘
氨酸
羧酸酯衍
生物,并且可以通过重结晶轻松提高其光学纯度。