PRODUCTION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE 2-ARYLOXY OR 2-ARYLTHIO-SATURATED LINEAR CARBOXYLIC ACID

摘要

Process for preparing optically active 2-aryloxy- or 2-arylthioalkanoic acids by enantioselective hydrolysis of the corresponding racemic amides in the presence of a microorganism or of an enzyme selected as a function of its ability to selectively hydrolyse racemic alpha -phenylpropionamide to S alpha -phenylpropionic acid.