Resolution of 4-cyano-4-(4-nitrophenyl)h
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Osman Achmatowicz; Iwona Malinowska; Barbara Szechner; Jan K. Maurin
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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French
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Using (R)-or (S)-l-phenylethylamine as a resolving agent, (R)-and (S)-4-cyano-4-(4nitrophenyl)hexanoic acids have been isolated. Cyclization of each enantiomer, followed by reduction of the nitro group, afforded (R)-and (S)-aminoglutethimide of high (>99% ee) enantiomeric purity, respectively. The a