Chemoenzymatic synthesis of the non-tricyclic antidepressants Fluoxetine, Tomoxetine and Nisoxetine
HL Liu, BH Hoff, T Anthonsen
Index: Liu, Hui-Ling; Hoff, Bard Helge; Anthonsen, Thorleif Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1, 2000 , # 11 p. 1767 - 1769
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Abstract
3-Chloro-1-phenylpropan-1-ol and the corresponding butanoate, 3-chloro-1-phenyl-1-propyl butanoate, were kinetically resolved using lipase B from Candida antarctica catalysis by transesterification and hydrolysis respectively. The resulting chiral building blocks (S [hair space])-and (R)-3-chloro-1-phenylpropanol were converted into both enantiomers of the antidepressant drugs, Fluoxetine, Tomoxetine and Nisoxetine.
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