Patent ID: 6214608
Filing Date: 2001-04-10
Classification: C12P

Abstract:
A process for preparing acylated primary and secondary oxygen or nitrogen substituted amines by reacting the oxygen or nitrogen substituted amines with an ester of the formula: ##STR13##whereR.sub.1 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl,R.sup.2 =C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl or H,R.sup.3 =H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.10 -alkyl, or phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by NH.sub.2, OH, C.sup.1-4 -alkoxy or halogen,in the presence of a lipase selected from the group consisting of SP 523, SP 524, SP 525, SP 526 and Novozym.RTM. 435.