PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF (R)-(-)-3-(CARBAMOYLMETHYL)-5-METHYLHEXANOIC ACID AND OF PREGABALIN AND SYNTHESIS INTERMEDIATES

摘要

This invention relates to the preparation of (R)-(-)-3-(carbamoylmethyl)-5- methylhexanoic acid, in particular, the resolution of the acid racemate by means of salification with optically active amines and subsequent acidification to give the (R) enantiomer of the acid; this invention also concerns the salt intermediates formed with said amines and the conversion of said (R)-(-)-3-(carbamoylmethyl)-5- methylhexanoic acid into biologically active molecules such as pregabalin.