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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 15, 1995
David L Anton, Wilmington, DE (US);
Robert D Fallon, Elkton, MD (US);
Barry Stieglitz, Overbrook Hills, PA (US);
Vincent G Witterholt, Wilmington, DE (US);
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
This invention relates to the enantioselective biologically-catalyzed hydrolysis of certain racemic nitriles to the corresponding R- or S-amides, chemically or biologically-catalyzed hydrolysis of the amides to the corresponding R- or S-acids in a batch process or in a continuous process that employs racemization and recycling of enantiomeric nitrile intermediates, the racemic nitriles being selected from the group, A--C(R.sup.1)(R.sup.2)CN, wherein A, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined in the text, as well as certain biological materials employed to catalyze the process.