Claims
- 1. Process for the preparation of an optically active carboxylic acid and/or ester, wherein an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or an ester thereof is/are asymmetrically hydrogenated in the presence of an effective amount of a metal complex comprising, as ligand, the optically active diphosphine of formula (Ia) ##STR24## and a transition metal.
- 2. Process according to claim 1, wherein the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or ester corresponds to the following general formula: ##STR25## in said formula (V): R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom or any hydrocarbon group.
- 3. Process according to claim 2, wherein the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or ester thereof corresponds to the formula (V) in which the R.sub.1 to R.sub.4 radicals, which are identical or different, represent an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having form 1 to 20 carbon atoms which is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, acyclic aliphatic radical; a monocyclic or polycyclic, saturated, unsaturated or aromatic, heterocyclic or carbocyclic radical; or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic radical carrying a cyclic substituent.
- 4. Process according to claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid used in a substituted acrylic acid which is a precursor of an amino acid.
- 5. Process according to claim 4, wherein the carboxylic acid used is a substituted acrylic acid which is a precursor of an amino acid and/or ester corresponding to the following formula: ##STR26## in said formula (Va): R.sub.9 and R'.sub.9, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a phenyl group or an acyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms,
- R.sub.8 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl radical having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl radical having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl radical having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic radical having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms,
- R.sub.10 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 6. Process according to claim 4, wherein the carboxylic acid used is N-acetyl-.alpha.-amino-.beta.-phenylacrylic acid or, N-benzoyl-.alpha.-amino-.beta.-phenylacrylic acid, in which the phenyl ring is optionally substituted by one or a number of alkyl, alkyloxy or hydroxyl groups, N-acetyl-.alpha.-amino-.beta.-indolylacrylic acid, N-benzoyl-.alpha.-amino-.beta.-indolylacrylic acid or N-acetyl-.alpha.-amino-.beta.-isobutylacrylic acid.
- 7. Process according to claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid used is itaconic acid and/or ester corresponding to the following formula: ##STR27## in said formula (Vb): R.sub.11 and R.sub.12, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl radical having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, an arylalkyl radical having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms, an aryl radical having from 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a heterocyclic radical having from 4 to 7 carbon atoms,
- R.sub.10 and R.sub.11, which are identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
- 8. Process according to claim 7, wherein the carboxylic acid used is itaconic acid or dimethyl itaconate.
- 9. Process according to claim 1, wherein the carboxylic acid used is an arylpropionic acid and/or ester thereof corresponding to the following formula: ##STR28## in said formula (Vc): R.sub.10 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms,
- R.sub.13 represents a phenyl or naphthyl group, optionally carrying one or more substituents.
- 10. Process according to claim 9, wherein the carboxylic acid used is 2-(3-benzoylphenyl)propionic acid, 2-(4-isobutylphenyl)propionic acid or 2-(5-methoxynaphthyl)propionic acid.
- 11. Process according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogenation is carried out at a temperature of between 20 and 100.degree. C.
- 12. Process according to claim 1, wherein the hydrogen pressure is between 0.1 and 200 bar.
- 13. Process according to claim 1, wherein use is made of at least one metal complex.
- 14. Process according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the number of atoms of metal present in the complex to the number of moles of the compound to be hydrogenated is between 0.1 and 0.0001.
- 15. Process according to claim 1, wherein after a formation of the hydrogenation complex, a basic compound is added.
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Parent Case Info
This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/696,824, filed Oct. 4, 1996, which is a 371 of PCT Application No. PCT/FR95/01716, filed Dec. 22, 1995.
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