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Enantiomeric enrichment of bicyclic alcohols

US5726344A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 15, 1995
Grant dateMar 10, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 15, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C69/013
  • WIPO fieldOrganic fine chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

There is disclosed a two-stage enzymatically catalyzed reaction for the selective preparation of the (R)-endo-isomer of norbornenol from a mixture containing all four stereo- and regioisomers of norbornenol, as well as the synthesis of the intermediate product comprising the enantiomerically enriched mono-ester of (R)-endo-norbornenol and a diacid, and of the enantiomerically enriched saturated alcohol (R)-endo-norborneol. There is also disclosed a method for the production of (R)-endo-norborne-2-ol, by chemical reduction of either the enantiomerically enriched monoester and subsequent hydrolysis, or by hydrolysis of the enantiomerically enriched monoester and then chemical reduction.

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