METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING L-(-)-2-AMINO-3-(3,4- DIHYDROXYPHENYL)PROPANOIC ACID, PRODUCT THEREBY, AND USE OF SAID PRODUCT IN SAID SYNTHESIS

摘要

New process for the synthesis of the levodopa, L-(-)-2-amino-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propionic acid, drug used in the treatment of the Parkinson's disease. The process consists in resolving with d-camphorsulfonic acid, or with a salt thereof,the d,l-2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionitrile, obtained from the 3,4-dimethoxyphenylacetaldehyde, and in the subsequent hydrolysis and methylation, by means of concentrated solutions of haloid acids, of the d-2-amino-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)propionitrile and of salts thereof.