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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
May. 29, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masayoshi Minai, Moriyama, JP;
Yuji Ueda, Izumi, JP;
Takayuki Higashii, Kishiwada, JP;
Michitada Kondo, Kobe, JP;
Seiichi Kai, Nara, JP;
Assignee:
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ; C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435280 ; 435135 ; 435136 ; 435149 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing an optically active cyclopentenone of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group and n is an integer of 4 to 8, which comprises contacting a dl-cyclopentenone ester of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R and n are each as defined above and R' is a lower alkyl group optionally substituted with halogen on an enzyme having a capability of hydrolyzing selectively either one of the d- or l-form isomer in the dl-cyclopentenone ester (II) in an aqueous medium for asymmetric hydrolysis.