Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of a ketone substrate to produce as chiral secondary alcohol with an ee of greater than 85% in which an enantio-enriched chiral catalyst containing ruthenium or rhodium is used with a hydrogen donor and in which an anion exchange resin is used as a base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropionamide (lacosamide), by methylation of (R)-2-acetamino-2-N-benzyl-3-hydroxy-propionamide (V), in which the methylation is carried out at a temperature below 20° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for preparing acylated amphetamine, methamphetamine and dexamphetamine derivatives by reacting the parent amine with the to be-coupled acid or a salt of the to-be coupled acid which acid is optionally protected, in the presence of an alkylphosphonic acid anhydride as coupling agent and, if the acid was protected then cleaving the protecting group(s), in a one-pot reaction or in two or more separate steps.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing (R)-2-acetamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxypropionamide (lacosamide), by methylation of (R)-2-acetamino-2-N-benzyl-3-hydroxy-propionamide (V), in which the methylation is carried out at a temperature below 20° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to ((R)-1-Benzylcarbamoyl-2-hydroxy-ethyl)-carbamic acid tert-butyl ester (compound III) with an ee of greater than 90%. and a process for producing the same.

Abstract: The invention relates to processes for preparing acylated amphetamine, methamphetamine and dexamphetamine derivatives by reacting the parent amine with the to be-coupled acid or a salt of the to-be coupled acid which acid is optionally protected, in the presence of an alkylphosphonic acid anhydride as coupling agent and, if the acid was protected then cleaving the protecting group(s), in a one-pot reaction or in two or more separate steps.

Abstract: Process for preparing nitriles by reacting N-alkylcarboxamides (RCO—NHR1) or ammonium salts of carboxylic acids (RCOO—NH3R1+) or carboxylic acids in the presence of alkylamines or ammonium salts (RCOOH+NH2R1, RCOOH+NH3R1+), respectively, R being an arbitrarily substituted linear or branched C1-C12-alkyl radical, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl radical or an alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl or heteroaryl radical and R1 being an arbitrary substituted, linear or branched C2-C1 alkyl radical, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl radical or an alkenyl or alkynyl radical, with phosphonic anhydrides in the presence of an optional base in an organic solvent at a temperature in the range from ?30 to 180° C.

Abstract: Processes for preparing compounds of Formula I and IV are described.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds such as where P is a nitrogen-protecting group, and to processes for preparing these compounds.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of aminocarbonyl boronic acids of formula (IV) by converting the compounds of formula (III) with a Brønsted base Y(OH)n in a solvent or a solvent mixture, in which Z represents an optionally substituted arylene, heteroarylene, alkene, heteroalkene, alkylidene, heteroalkylidene, alkenylidene, heteroalkenylidene, alkynylidene, arylalkylene, heteroarylalkylene, arylheteroalkylene, heteroarylheteroalkylene, alkylheteroarylene, heteroalkylheteroarylene, or alkylarylene group; Y represents a metal or ammonium cation of valence n with 0<n<5; and B represents boronic acid, boronic acid ester, or a borate, or a boronic acid anhydride. The aminocarbonyl boronic acids of formula (IV) can be further hydrolyzed to form the carboxy boronic acid of formula (V).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing alkyl-substituted aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds by cross-coupling alkyl boronic acids with aryl- or heteroaryl-halogenides or with aryl- or heteroaryl-sulfonates in the presence of a catalyst and of a Brönsted base in a solvent or solvent mixture.

Abstract: A method for producing unprotected or carbamate-protected amines of formulae (II) and (III) or R1—NH2 (II) or R1—NHCO2R2 (III) by reacting hydroxamic acids of formula (I) (R1 CONHOH) with a) alkylpliosphonic acid anhydrite's, b) alcohol R2OH and c) optionally with a base, at a temperature ranging from 100 to +120°C., wherein the hydroxainic acid (I) is produced prior to or during reacting (in situ) and R1 is an optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl radical, substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl radical and R2 is an open-chain, cyclic or branched allyl, aryl or C1 to C12-alkyl radicals, or aryloxy, allyloxy or alkoxy radical possibly substituted with open-chain, cyclic or branched C1 to C12-alkyl radicals.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing aryl or heteroaryl amines, ethers or thioethers (III) by cross-coupling primary or secondary amities, alcohols or thioalcohols with substituted aryl or heteroaryl compounds (I) in the presence of a Brønsted base and a catalyst or a pre-catalyst containing a) a transition metal, a complex, a salt, or a compound of a transition metal from the group V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt, and b) at least one sulfonated phosphane ligand in a solvent or a solvent mixture corresponding to Scheme 1 wherein Hal represents fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, alkoxy, trifluoromethane sulfonate, nonafluorotrimethyl-methane sulfonate, methane sulfonate, 4-nitrobenzene sulfonate, benzene sulfonate, 2-naphthalene sulfonate, 3-nitrobenzene sulfonate, 4-nitrobenzene sulfonate, 4-chlorobenzene sulfonate, 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene sulfonate or any other sulfonate, and X represents O, S or NR?. The invention also relates to novel phosphane ligands.

Abstract: Process for preparing nitriles by reacting N-alkylcarboxamides (RCO—NHR1) or ammonium salts of carboxylic acids (RCOO—NH3R1+) or carboxylic acids in the presence of alkylamines or ammonium salts (RCOOH+NH2R1, RCOOH+NH13R1+) respectively, R being an arbitrarily substituted linear or branched C1-C12-alkyl radical, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl radical or an alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl or heteroaryl radical and R1 being an arbitrary substituted, linear or branched C2-C1 alkyl radical, a C3-C12 cycloalkyl radical or an alkenyl or alkynyl radical, with phosphonic anhydrides in the presence of an optional base in an organic solvent at a temperature in the range from ?30 to 180° C.

Abstract: Process for preparing compounds by cross-coupling of enolizable carbonyl compounds, nitriles or their analogues with substituted aryl or heteroaryl compounds in the presence of a Brönsted base and of a catalyst or precatalyst containing a.) a transition metal, a complex, a salt or a compound of this transition metal from the group V, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Rh, Pd, Ir, Pt) and b.) at least one sulphonated phosphane ligand in a solvent or solvent mixture.

Abstract: A method for producing unprotected or carbamate-protected amines of formulae (II) and (III) or R1—NH2 (II) or R1—NHCO2R2 (III) by reacting hydroxamic acids of formula (I) (R1CONHOH) with a) alkylphosphonic acid anhydrite's, b) alcohol R2OH and c) optionally with a base, at a temperature ranging from 100 to +120° C., wherein the hydroxamic acid (I) is produced prior to or during reacting (in situ) and R1 is an optionally substituted linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl radical, substituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl radical and R2 is an open-chain, cyclic or branched allyl, aryl or C1 to C12-alkyl radicals, or aryloxy, allyloxy or alkoxy radical possibly substituted with open-chain, cyclic or branched C1 to C12-alkyl radicals.

Abstract: Methods for producing substituted halopyridines (II) by reacting a ?-hydroxy-y-acyl butyronitrile (I) or a suitable acyl-protected derivative with hydrogen halides, or substances or mixtures that can release hydrogen halides. In the formulae (I) and (II): R, R4 represent H, a linear or branched alkyl group, optionally a substituted aryl group, an aralkyl group, or optionally a substituted heteroaryl group; R1, R2, R3 represent H, a linear or branched alkyl group, optionally a substituted aryl, aralkyl, optionally a substituted heteroaryl group or one of the following groups CnH(2n+1?m)Xm, COOR, or CN; R5 represents H, a linear or branched alkyl group, optionally a substituted aryl group, an aralkyl, optionally a substituted heteroaryl or one of the following groups CnH(2n+1?m)Xm, COOR, CN, SO2R, SOR, PO(OR)2; n represents a positive whole number; m represents a positive whole number ?2n+1; and X represents F, Cl, Br, or I.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing single enantiomer epoxides by reducing ?-leaving group-substituted ketones with (R)- or (S)-selective alcohol dehydrogenases in the presence of a cofactor and optionally a suitable system for regenerating the oxidised cofactor, to produce the corresponding single enantiomer alcohols and subsequently, by means of cyclisation induced by a base, the corresponding single enantiomer epoxides (EQUATION 1) wherein LG may stand for F, Cl, Br, I, OSO2Ar, OSO2CH3, OSO2R or OP(O)OR2, and R1, R2 and R3, independently of one another, stand for hydrogen, a branched or unbranched, optionally substituted C1-C20-alkyl radical, symbolize an optionally randomly substituted C3-C1-10-cycloalkyl or alkenyl radical or a randomly substituted carbo- or heterocyclic aryl radical, or correspond to a radical from the group CO2R, CONR2, COSR, CS2R, C(NH)NR2, CN, CHaI3, ArO, ArS, RO, RS, CHO, OH, NHR, NR2, Cl, F, Br, I or SiR3.

Abstract: Methods for producing furfural-4-boronic acid by the reaction of furfural acetals (I), which are substituted by halogen in position 4, with boronic acid esters or anhydrides, by the subsequent metalation of compound (I) and the simultaneous or subsequent reaction with a boronic acid ester or anhydride to form an acetal-protected furfural-4-boronic acid ester. This product is subjected to acid hydrolysis to form furfural-4-boronic acid. In the formulae: X represents chlorine, bromine or iodine; R represents a branched, unbranched and/or cyclic, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-C12 aryl group or an optionally substituted C3-C8 cycloalkyl group, the two groups R together can form a ring; R?, R?, R?? independently of one another represent acylic or cyclic, branched or unbranched, optionally substituted C1-C20 alkyl groups, or optionally substituted aryl groups, optionally two of the groups R?, R? and R?? together form a ring, or represent additional groups B(OR)3.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing the nitrites of formula: R1—CN by reacting aldehyde oximes (R1CN?N—OH) with cyclic alkylphosphonic anhydrides at a temperature ranging from ?100 to +120° C., wherein R1 represents H, a linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl group, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, alkenyl or an aryl or heteroaryl group. The cyclic phosphonic anhydride preferably used is a 2,4,6-substituted 1,3,5,2,4,6-trioxatriphosphinane-2,4,6-trioxide of formula (I), wherein R? independently represents allyl, aryl or open-chain or branched C1 to C12 alkyl groups.