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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideyuki Takahashi, Kakogawa, JP;
Satoru Tsuda, Takasago, JP;
Yoshio Nakamura, Takasago, JP;
Masahiro Ogura, Ono, JP;
Tadayoshi Shiraishi, Takasago, JP;
Yoshio Shimada, Kakogawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Watanabe, Akashi, JP;
Assignee:
Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435158 ; 435157 ; 4352521 ; 435244 ;
Abstract
A process for preparing optically active (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol, which comprises subjecting (R,S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol to the reaction of a microorganism belonging to genus Serratia in a reaction mixture, and then collecting the residual (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol. According to the process of the present invention, (R)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol can be efficiently prepared starting from low cost (R,S)-3-chloro-1,2-propanediol.