Abstract: The invention herein is directed to a process for the preparation of chiral &bgr;-amino acids and esters of the formula
wherein X and Y are the same or different halo groups, R2 is H or lower alkyl and isomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 2, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 2, 2002
Assignee:
G. D. Searle
Inventors:
Pierre-Jean Colson, Alok K. Awasthi, Srinivasan R. Nagarajan