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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1992
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kaichi Tanida, Osaka, JP;
Yoshiichi Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Showa Shell Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
560184 ;
Abstract
An optically active (3R)- or (3S)-fluorine-containing-3-hydroxybutyric acid ester represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein R represents an alkyl group of C.sub.3 -C.sub.16 and A represents CF.sub.3, CHF.sub.2 or CH.sub.2 F, which is useful for synthesis of optically active substances, is prepared with high optical purity by ester exchange reaction between an alcohol represented by the formula: