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Chiral salen catalyst and methods for the preparation of chiral compounds from racemic epoxides by using new catalyst

US6884750B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 2002
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
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Expiry dateJul 25, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2531/847
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to new chiral salen catalysts and methods for the preparation of chiral compounds from racemic epoxides by using new catalyst. More particularly, the present invention is to provide novel chiral salen catalysts and their uses for producing chiral compounds having high optical purity to be used as raw materials for preparing chiral medicines or food additives in a large scale economically, wherein the chirl salen catalyst having a particular molecules structure can be reused continuously without any activating process of used catalysts and cause no or little racemization after the reaction is completed because it maintains its catalytic activity after the reaction process.

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