Production of (R)- and (S)-4-(1-aminoethyl) benzoic acid methyl ester sulfate by lipase acylation of racemic 4-(1-aminoethyl) benzoic acid methyl ester and sulfuric acid precipitation

摘要

A method for preparing optically active methyl 4-(1-ammoniumethyl)benzoate sulfate by reacting racemic methyl 4-(1-aminoethyl)benzoate with an acylating agent in the presence of a lipase to give methyl 4-(1-aminoethyl)benzoate and subsequently precipitating methyl 4-(1-ammoniumethyl)benzoate sulfate by adding sulfuric acid.