Abstract: Process for the preparation of an alkynol with formula HC?C—C(OH)—R2 (formula 2) wherein R2 represents methyl, halomethyl or ethyl, wherein the corresponding silyl-protected alkynol ester with formula 1 wherein R1 represents H, or an optionally substituted alkyl, an optionally substituted alkenyl or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, R2 is as defined above and A3Si represents a trisubstituted silyl group wherein each A independently represents an optionally substituted alkyl or an optionally substituted (hetero)aryl group, in the presence of water and at least an equivalent amount of amine functionalities is converted into the alkynol with formula 2. Preferably, the amount of water is between 0.5 and 3 equivalents calculated with respect to the amount of silyl-protected alkynol ester with formula (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to protected unsaturated alcohol with formula (R1—O)mPG, wherein R1 represents a linear, straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing one or more double bonds and having 26-30 C-atoms, m is 1 or 2 and PG, forming an ether group in combination with the —O— of the former primary alcohol, represents a protecting group chosen from the group of substituted methyl ethers, substituted ethyl ethers, (substituted) benzyl ethers and (substituted) silyl ethers with at least one substituent on the Si-atom being not a methyl group, in case m=1; and a diol protecting group in case m=2; A protected saturated alcohol with formula (R2—O—)mPG, herein R2 represents a linear straight-chain alkyl group with 26-30 C-atoms and PG and m are as defined above; unsaturated alcohols with formula R1OH wherein R1 represents a linear, straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing one, two or three double bonds and having 27 C-atoms, a linear, straight-chain aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing one o

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved method for producing chiral or enantiomer-enriched beta amino acids, -aldehydes, -ketones and gamma-amino alcohols, during which an allyl amine of formula (I), in which: R1 represents an alkyl radical, a cycloalkyl radical, an alkyl radical, a heterocycle radical or a condensed or bridged ring system; R2, R3, R4 and R5, independent of one another, can represent H or an alkyl radical, a cyclo alkyl radical, an aryl radical, a heterocycle radical or a condensed or bridged ring system or radicals R1, R2, R3 and R4, together, form ring systems that can optionally contain one or more heteroatoms, whereby radicals R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 can be substituted once or a number of times, and; R6 represents H or an N-protective group, is transformed; a) by ozonolysis in a solvent and; b) subsequent decomposition of the peroxide-containing solution by means of an oxidizing agent or reductive reprocessing, into the corresponding amino compound of formula (II), in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and

Abstract: The invention relates to protected alcohol with formula (R1—O—)mPG, wherein R1 represents a linear, straight-chain alkyl group having 26-30 C-atoms, m is 1 or 2, and PG, forming an ether group in combination with the —O— of the former primary alcohol, represents a protecting group chosen from the group of substituted methyl, substituted ethyl, substituted benzyl and (substituted) silyl groups with at least one substituent on the Si-atom being not a methyl group, in case m=1; and a diol protecting group in case m=2, with the proviso that PG is no saccharide. The invention further relates to process for the preparation of such protected alcohols via an organometallic cross coupling reaction.

Abstract: Process for the racemisation of an enantiomerically enriched ?-amino nitrile characterized in that the enantiomerically enriched ?-amino nitrile is contacted with a lewis acid catalyst. Preferably an aprotic solvent is used. The lewis acid catalyst preferably comprises a metal chosen from main group elements IA-IVA of the Periodic Table (CAS version), the transition metals and the lanthanides, in particular Al, Ti, Zr, or lanthanides. The catalsyt for example has the general structure MnXpSqLr, and preferably is chosen from the group of aluminum alkoxides, aluminum alkyls, lanthanide alkoxydes and lanthanocenes. The racemisation may be performed in combination with a resolution process, for instance in combination with an enzymatic or a crystallization induced resolution process, preferably in situ, for instance in situ in a crystallization induced asymmetric transformation process.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an ?-amino carbonyl compound by reacting an imine starting material with a suitable electrophile in the presence of a base. This process has the advantage that the imine starting materials can be prepared from glyoxylic acid esters or glyoxylic acid ester derivatives and ?-hydrogen containing primary amines, which are usually cheap and readily available. These imine starting materials can usually be prepared with a high yield and/or almost without the formation of any side products.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of an enantiomerically enriched Schiff base wherein an amine is contacted with a carbonyl compound wherein the amine and/or the carbonyl compound is a chiral compound, to form a mixture of the enantiomers of the corresponding Schiff base wherein, if the amine is the chiral compound the carbonyl compound is an aromatic aldehyde; if the carbonyl compound is the chiral compound the amine is an aromatic amine and if both the amine and the carbonyl compound are chiral compounds, they in combination may have the same meanings as given above for both the chiral amine and the chiral carbonyl compound situation, and the mixture of enantiomers of the Schiff base is subjected to preparative chromatography on a stationary phase whereby separation of the enantiomers of the Schiff base is obtained. Preferably chiral Simulated Moving Bed chromatography is used.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of enantiomerically enriched amino aldehydes and amino alcohols, wherein a corresponding enantiomerically enriched amino nitrile is subjected to hydrogenation in the presence of hydrogen, a hydrogenation catalyst, preferably a Pd-catalyst and a mineral acid. For the preparation of an amino aldehyde hydrogen preferably is present at a hydrogen-pressure between 0.1 and 2 MPa, in particular between 0.5 and 1 MPa. The amino aldehyde preferably is isolated in the form of a chemically and configurationally stable derivative. For the preparation of an amino alcohol, preferably at least during part of the hydrogenation hydrogen is present at a hydrogen-pressure between 2 and 10 MPa, in particular between 4 and 6 MPa. In a preferred embodiment the hydrogen-pressure initially is between 0.5 and 2 MPa and subsequently, after most of the nitrile starting material is converted, the hydrogen pressure is increased to a value between 2 and 10 MPa.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of an enantiomerically enriched compound of formula (1) or a salt thereof, in which R1 and R2 each independently represent an (hetero)alkyl or (hetero)aryl group, wherein R1—C(O)—SH or a salt thereof, with R1 as defined above, is reacted with R2—C(C?CH2)—C(O)OH with R2 as defined above, wherein the reaction takes place in the presence of catalyst is an enantiomerically enriched Lewis acid containing a transition metal chosen from the group of Ti, Zr and Hf or a combination thereof and at least one enantiomerically enriched ligand, and in the presence of an alkali metal ion, an alkaline earth metal ion or an ammonium ion.