PROCESS FOR PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE ALCOHOLIC COMPOUNDS

摘要

A process for preparing optically active alcoholic compounds wherein a carbonyl compound is assymmetrically reduced in an economical and practical manner. The process comprises treating a prochiral carbonyl compound represented by the general formula (1) with an optically active organoaluminum compound represented by the general formula (2) to conduct asymmetric reduction, thereby preparing an optically active alcoholic compound represented by the general formula (3). <CHEM>