A new enantioselective process is described for preparing optically active alpha-arylalkanoic acids by: (a) halogenation on the aliphatic carbon atom alpha to the ketal group, of ketals of formula ##STR1## in which Ar represents an aryl, optionally substituted; R represents a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, represents a hydroxy, a O.sup.- M.sup.+, OR.sub.3 or NR.sub.4 R.sub.5 group; the carbon atoms indicated by an asterisk both simultaneously are in (R) or (S) configuration. This reaction is diastereoselective, so that a mixture of alpha-haloketals is obtained in which one of the two epimers prevails, and generally strongly prevails, over the other. (b) rearrangement of the haloketals of formula ##STR2## in which X is Cl, Br or I to alpha-arylalkanoic acids in a single stage or in two successive stages, by way of esters of formula ##STR3## The compounds (A) and (C) are all new compounds. The rearrangement step (b) may be performed under new, inventive conditions. The esters of formula (C) have pharmacological activity analogous to that of the corresponding alpha-arylalkanoic acids.
描述了一种新的对映选择性过程,用于通过以下方法制备光学活性的α-芳基烷基酸:(a) 在
磷酸酯基团α位于脂肪碳原子上的卤代反应,其中
磷酸酯的
化学式为##STR1## 其中Ar代表芳基,可选择性取代;R代表C.sub.1 -C.sub.4烷基;R.sub.1和R.sub.2代表羟基、O.sup.- M.sup.+、OR.sub.3或NR.sub.4 R.sub.5基团;星号标记的碳原子同时处于(R)或(S)构型。该反应是非对映选择性的,因此获得了α-卤代
磷酸酯混合物,其中两个对映体中的一个占优势,通常明显占优势。 (b) 将
化学式为##STR2## 的卤代
磷酸酯重新排列为α-芳基烷基酸,在单阶段或两个连续阶段中,通过
化学式为##STR3## 的酯。化合物(A)和(C)均为新化合物。重新排列步骤(b)可以在新的、创新的条件下进行。
化学式(C)的酯具有类似于相应α-芳基烷基酸的药理活性。