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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1992
Sepracor, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A biocatalytic method of preparing optically pure precursors of paroxetine and a method of preparing paroxetine therefrom are disclosed. A racemic trans ester precursor compound of paroxetine is first prepared. The racemic trans ester precursor compound comprises a mixture of (3S,4R) and (3R,4S) enantiomers. The (3R,4S) enantiomer is hydrolyzed biocatalytically to the corresponding (3R,4S)-trans carboxylic acid or alternatively, the (3S,4R) enantiomer is biocatalytically hydrolyzed the to (3S,4R)-trans carboxylic acid in a reaction catalyzed by a isolated enzyme or a microorganism. In the first instance, the unhydrolyzed (3S,4R) enantiomer is separated from the (3R,4S)-trans carboxylic acid, whereas in the second instance the (3S,4R)-trans carboxylic acid is separated from the unhydrolyzed (3R,4S) enantiomer. The (3S,4R) enantiomer obtained following the selective hydrolysis is reduced to form a (-)-trans-(3S,4R) primary alcohol precursor of paroxetine. Paroxetine is then formed from the (-)-trans-(3S,4R) primary alcohol precursor.