Abstract: The present invention provides a method of kinetic optical resolution of carboxylic acid derivatives using specific optically active catalysts. A racemic or diastereomeric mixture of carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula (A) is reacted with a nucleophile in the presence of an optically active catalyst to form an optically active nucleophile derivative of the formula (B). The catalyst is an optically active compound represented by the formula (C) or (D) [wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, straight-chain, branched or alicyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group which can have a heteroatom, R2 is ethyl or vinyl, and R5 is hydrogen or methoxy respectively].

Abstract: An 1-amido-3-(2-hydroxyphenoxy)-2-propanol derivative represented by the following formula (1), wherein cycle A may have further 1 to 4 substituents, and said substituent means a substituent selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated C1-4 alkyl group, aralkyl group in which alkyl moiety has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl group, halogen atom, halogenated C1-4 alkyl group, C2-5 alkanoyl group, mono or dialkylcarbamoyl group in which alkyl moiety has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyano group and nitro group, and the substituents at positions 3 and 6, or at positions 4 and 5 on the cycle A are different each other. Other ring may be fused at positions 3 and 4, or at positions 5 and 6 on the cycle A to form a condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon with the cycle A. R1 is alkanoyl group or aroyl group, and R2 is hydrogen atom, alkanoyl group or aroyl group, or R1 and R2 may be combined together with the N atom to form a cyclic imido group, which is useful as an intermediate of medicines, etc.

Abstract: A process for producing a glycidyl ether and an optically active compound thereof with high yield and an optically high purity comprising reacting an alcohol with epihalohydrin in a base to thereby produce a glycidyl ether, the reaction performed in a two-layer system of a nonaqueous organic solvent and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A process for preparing a secondary alcohol which is characterized in adding a primary or a secondary amine in the reaction system in case that the secondary alcohol is prepared by hydrogenating in the presence of a noble metal, an epoxy derivative represented by the following formula, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, an organic group not containing aldehyde group or ketone group therein or hydrogen atom, provided that both R1 and R2 are not simultaneously hydrogen atom.

Abstract: A process for preparing glycidylphtalimide or it optically active compound by reacting a phthalimide alkalimetal salt with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in an alcohol solvent; or by reacting phthalimide with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal hydrogencarbonate or a quaternary ammonium salt to obtain a N-(3-halogeno-2-hydroxypropyl)phthalimide and then by cyclizing the product with an alkali metal alkoxide.

Abstract: A process for producing a glycidyl ether and an optically active compound thereof with high yield and an optically high purity comprising reacting an alcohol with epihalohydrin in a base to thereby produce a glycidyl ether, the reaction performed in a two-layer system of a nonaqueous organic solvent and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: An 1-amido-3-(2-hydroxyphenoxy)-2-propanol derivative represented by the following formula (1), wherein cycle A may have further 1 to 4 substituents, and said substituent means a substituent selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated C1-4 alkyl group, aralkyl group in which alkyl moiety has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl group, halogen atom, halogenated C1-4 alkyl group, C2-5 alkanoyl group, mono or dialkylcarbamoyl group in which alkyl moiety has 1 to 4 carbon atoms, cyano group and nitro group, and the substituents at positions 3 and 6, or at positions 4 and 5 on the cycle A are different each other. Other ring may be fused at positions 3 and 4, or at positions 5 and 6 on the cycle A to form a condensed polycyclic hydrocarbon with the cycle A. R1 is alkanoyl group or aroyl group, and R2 is hydrogen atom, alkanoyl group or aroyl group, or R1 and R2 may be combined together with the N atom to form a cyclic imido group, which is useful as an intermediate of medicines, etc.

Abstract: A process for preparing a secondary alcohol which is characterized in adding a primary or a secondary amine in the reaction system in case that the secondary alcohol is prepared by hydrogenating in the presence of a noble metal, an epoxy derivative represented by the following formula, wherein R1 and R2 are the same or different, an organic group not containing aldehyde group or ketone group therein or hydrogen atom, provided that both R1 and R2 are not simultaneously hydrogen atom.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of kinetic optical resolution of carboxylic acid derivatives using specific optically active catalysts. A racemic or diastereomeric mixture of carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula (A) is reacted with a nucleophile in the presence of an optically active catalyst to form an optically active nucleophile derivative of the formula (B). The catalyst is an optically active compound represented by the formula (C) or (D) [wherein R1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, straight-chain, branched or alicyclic aliphatic hydrocarbon group which can have a heteroatom, R2 is ethyl or vinyl, and R5 is hydrogen or methoxy respectively].

Abstract: A process for preparing glycidylphtalimide or it optically active compound by reacting a phthalimide alkalimetal salt with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in an alcohol solvent; or by reacting phthalimide with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal hydrogencarbonate or a quaternary ammonium salt to obtain a N-(3-halogeno-2-hydroxypropyl)phthalimide and then by cyclizing the product with an alkali metal alkoxide.

Abstract: A process for preparing glycidylphtalimide or it optically active compound by reacting a phthalimide alkalimetal salt with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in an alcohol solvent; or by reacting phthalimide with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in the presence of an alkali metal carbonate, an alkali metal hydrogencarbonate or a quaternary ammonium salt to obtain a N-(3-halogeno-2-hydroxypropyl)phthalimide and then by cyclizing the product with an alkali metal alkoxide.

Abstract: A process for preparing glycidylphtalimide or it optically active compound by reacting a phthalimide alkalimetal salt with an epihalohydrin or an optically active epihalohydrin in an alcohol solvent; or

Abstract: A molded catalyst is provided, which is a crystalline aluminosilicate molecular sieve or crystalline silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve, containing swelling synthetic mica, as binder. The present molded catalyst exhibits a sufficient disruptive strength even with a small amount of the binder added.

Abstract: Methylamines are prepared from methanol and ammonia in the presence of modified molecular sieve catalysts obtained by mixing crystalline molecular sieves such as SAPO with modifiers such as titanium oxide. The catalysts are also suitably used for a disproportionation reaction of monomethylamine.

Abstract: A transfusion apparatus including a pump section for sequentially pressing and occluding a transfusion tube by means of a plurality of finger elements of a peristaltic type thereby to feed a liquid, a detecting section having (1) a circuit for detecting a given reference position of the pump section to generate a corresponding detection signal during periodic peristaltic movement of the pump section and (2) a circuit for detecting a working position of the pump section deviated from the reference position through the peristaltic movement thereby to generate a corresponding detection signal, and a drive controlling section for receiving the detected signals from the detecting section to compute and control the peristaltic rate thereby to maintain a constant delivery amount by the pump section.