Abstract: A process for producing an optically active alcohol comprising carrying out interesterification between a racemic alcohol and an ester selected from the group consisting of (a) a diester between a lower monohydric alcohol and a saturated dicarboxylic acid having 14 or more carbon atoms, (b) a triglyceride of a saturated fatty acid having 16 or more carbon atoms, and (c) a monoester between a lower monohydric alcohol and a saturated fatty acid having 18 or more carbon atoms in the presence of lipase, preferably heat-resistant lipase, and in the presence or absence of a solvent, preferably in the absence of a solvent, under a substantially water-free condition, separating an optically active alcohol rich in either one of R- and S-forms from the reaction mixture, and adding an optically inactive non-racemic alcohol to the residue of the previous step to carry out interesterification under the same conditions as in the previous reaction to separate the other enantiomer.

Abstract: A process for producing an optically active alcohol having a phenyl group is disclosed, comprising the step of carrying out interesterification between (a) a monoester between a racemic alcohol having a phenyl group and a fatty acid or a diester between a racemic alcohol having a phenyl group and a dibasic acid and (b) an optically inactive non-racemic alcohol having 16 or more carbon atoms in the presence of heat-resistant lipase and in the absence of a solvent under a substantially water-free condition at a temperature of not lower than 81.degree. C. under atmospheric pressure or reduced pressure and the step of separating an optically active alcohol having a phenyl group rich in either one of R- and S-forms from the reaction mixture. Use of heat-resistant lipase makes it possible to use high-melting point materials without using any solvent therefor and to perform interesterification at a high temperature thereby completing the reaction in a reduced time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process of optically resoluting optically active platinum complex compounds which comprises optically resoluting a d-isomer and an 1-isomer of a cis-Pt(II) complex of a 1,2-cyclohexanediamine isomer characterized in that the mixture of the d-isomer and the 1-isomer is optically resoluted by means of high performance liquid chromatography employing a column packed with a chiral filler.The chiral filler include, for example, a cellulose ester derivative, a cellulose carbamate derivative, an amylose carbamate derivative, a polymethacryl acid ester and .beta.- and .gamma.-cyclodextrin.According to the present invention, the optical resolution of a platinum complex compound essentially consisting of the mixture of two optical isomers which cannot be resoluted in accordance with a normal resolution method due to the small structural difference can be easily performed utilizing the characteristics of a chiral filler.