THE METHOD OF MAKING OPTICALLY ACTIVE 3-ACYLOXY-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE AND OPTICALLY ACTIVE 3-HYDROXY-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE BY ENZYMATIC METHOD

摘要

The present invention relates to the process for preparing optically active 3-acyloxy-gamma-butyrolactone repesented by the general formula 5 and optically active 3-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone represented by the general formula 6 in scheme 1 from racemic 3-acyloxy-gamma-butyrolactone repesented by the general formula 4 by enzymatic method. In more detail, this invention relates to the process for the preparation of optically active 3-acyloxy-gamma-butyrolactone and optically active 3-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone wherein racemic epichlorohydrin represented by the general formula 1 is subjected to produce racemic 4-chloro-3-hydroxybutyronitrile, racemic 3-hydroxy-gamma-butyrolactone and racemic 3-acyloxy-gamma-butyrolactone in turn and racemic 3-acyloxy-gamma-butyrolactone is hydrolyzed sterospecifically using lipases or lipase-producing microorganisms in the aqeous phase or organic phase containing water. This method is useful in the practical process because production and seperation of compounds with high optical purity are easy comparing with other reported process.