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Method of optical resolution of (.+-.)-2-amino-1-butanol and/or (.+-.)-mandelic acid

US4340751A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 5, 1981
Grant dateJul 20, 1982
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2001

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C215/08
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

(.+-.)-2-Amino-1-butanol and/or (.+-.)-mandelic acid are optically resolved with a high resolution efficiency and high optical purities by preferentially crystallizing out one of the pair of less soluble enantiomeric salts (or optical antipodes), namely (+)-2-amino-1-butanol-(+)-mandelic acid salt and (-)-2-amino-1-butanol-(-)-mandelic acid salt.

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