Process for production of optically active aminophosphinylbutanoic acids

摘要

The present invention is a process for producing optically active aminophosphinylbutanoic acids represented by the formula (2), comprising asymmetrically hydrogenating a compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a ruthenium-optically active phosphine complex, a process for the production thereof, and a compound useful in a herbicide such as L-AHPB that can be produced with good efficiency and high asymmetric yield.