Reaktion #461512

Reaktionsgleichung

N-methylephedrine

Quinine

2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid

1,2-diphenylethylamine

→

(-) menthol

Reaktionsbedingungen

Aufarbeitung

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   Sonstigecan be separated into the enantiomers by the diastereomeric menthyl esters, which

Vorschrift

With 1-phenylethylamine neither a satisfactory yield nor an adequate optical purity could be achieved. Quinine yielded enantiomer in good optical purity but poor yield, no yield was indicated for N-methylephedfine With 1,2-diphenylethylamine the yield is satisfactory and the optical purity very good but the reagent, as is also N-methylephedrine is very expensive. Further, it is known that 2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid can be separated into the enantiomers by the diastereomeric menthyl esters, which can be obtained from the acid chloride with (+) or (-) menthol (U.S. Pat. No. 4,487,956). This process does provide usable yields and optical purities, but is relatively complicated in working up and requires the relatively expensive menthol.

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