THE METHOD OF MAKING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 2-HALO-2-(N-SUBSTITUTED PHENYL)ACETIC ACID ESTERS AND 2-HALO-2-(N-SUBSTITUTED PHENYL)ACETIC ACIDS BY ENZYMATIC METHOD

摘要

The present invention relates to the process for the preparation of optically active 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acid esters and optically active 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acids, which are used intensively as important chiral intermediates, represented by general formula 2 and 3 respectively from racemic 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acid ester represented by general formula 1. In more detail, this invention relates to the process for preparing optically active 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acid esters and optically active 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acids by stereospecific hydrolysis of racemic 2-halo-2-(n-substituted phenyl)acetic acid esters using hydrolases or hydrolase-producing microorganisms in the aqueous phase or organic phase including aqueous solvent. This method is useful in the practical process because the production and separation of compounds with high optical purity is easier.