申请人:Industrial Research Limited
公开号:US08183019B2
公开(公告)日:2012-05-22
A process is disclosed for preparing (3R,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (I), or (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (Ia) involving, as a key step, the enzyme-catalysed enantioselective hydrolysis of a racemic 3,4-trans-disubstituted pyrrolidinone compound of formula (II).
本发明揭示了一种制备(3R,4R)-3-羟基-4-羟甲基吡咯烷(式I化合物)或(3S,4S)-3-羟基-4-羟甲基吡咯烷(式Ia化合物)的方法,其中包括酶催化对式(II)的外消旋3,4-顺式取代吡咯烷化合物的对映选择性水解作为关键步骤。