Abstract: A method of preparing optically active methadones comprises an enzymatic process for the resolution of 1-dialkyl-amino-2-propanol and conversion of the enantiomers to the optically active methadones in high enantiomeric purity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 9, 1999
Date of Patent:
November 7, 2000
Assignee:
Salford Ultrafine Chemicals & Research Ltd.
Inventors:
Feodor Scheinmann, Jonathan David Hull, Nicholas John Turner