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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain the subject compound useful e.g. as a key intermediate for antidepressant on an industrial scale at a low cost by asymmetrically hydrogenating a 2-phenyl-2-(2'-piperidinylidene)acetic acid ester derivative in the presence of a group VIII transition metal complex. SOLUTION: The objective optically active compound derivative expressed by formula III (* is asymmetric carbon atom) and useful e.g. as a key intermediate for antidepressant is produced by the asymmetric hydrogenation of a 2- phenyl-2-(2'-piperidinylidene)acetic acid ester derivative of formula I (R is H, a 1-4C lower alkyl or a 1-4C lower alkoxy; R is a 1-4C alkyl; R is H or an amino-protecting group) in the presence of a group VIII transition metal complex of formula II (M is ruthenium iridium or rhodium; L is an optically active phosphine ligand; X is H, a halogen or a carboxylic acid derivative residue; Q is ethylene, 1,5-octadiene, benzene, etc.; Y is a halogen ion, ClO4 <-> , BF4 <-> , etc.; (m), (n) and (s) are each 1 or 2; (q) is 0, 1 or 2), etc.
Bibliography:Application Number: JP19970072570