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Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2005
Applicants:

Pei-pei Kung, San Diego, CA (US);

Carlos Martinez, Oceanside, CA (US);

Junhua Tao, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Pei-Pei Kung, San Diego, CA (US);

Carlos Martinez, Oceanside, CA (US);

Junhua Tao, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

Agouron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 21/18 (2006.01); C07C 25/08 (2006.01); C07C 25/00 (2006.01); C12P 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The invention relates to biocatalytic methods for preparing enantiomerically pure stereoisomers of 1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethanol. Disclosed are methods of preparation of the desired (S)-enantiomer, which methods are based on a combination of enzymatic resolution, chemical esterification and chemical hydrolysis with inversion of 1-(2,6-dichloro-3-fluorophenyl)ethyl esters or stereoselective bio-reduction of 2,6-dichloro-3-fluoro-acetophenone with a biocatalyst such as an enzyme or a microorganism. The chiral (S)-enantiomer can be used in the synthesis of certain enantiomerically enriched, ether linked 2-aminopyridine compounds that potently inhibit auto-phosphorylation of human heptocyte growth factor receptor.


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