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Anhydrides as Acylating Agents in the Enzymatic Resolution of an Intermediate of (−)-Paroxetine

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posted on 2003-03-18, 00:00 authored by Gonzalo de Gonzalo, Rosario Brieva, Víctor M. Sánchez, Miguel Bayod, Vicente Gotor
A new chemoenzymatic method for the preparation of an intermediate of (−)-Paroxetine is reported. Cyclic anhydrides are used as acylating agents in the lipase-catalyzed esterification of trans-4-(4‘-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-N-phenyloxycarbonylpiperidine in organic solvents. The best enantioselectivities are obtained with two different lipases from Candida antarctica. These two lipases show opposite stereochemical preference in these processes, so that both enantiomers can be obtained in their optically pure forms. The (3S,4R) isomer is an intermediate for the synthesis of (−)-Paroxetine.

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