Patent Publication Number: US-6335187-B1

Title: Resolution of chiral amines

Description:
This application is the national phase of international application PCT/C7B98/03769 filed Dec. 9, 1998 which designated the U.S. 
     THIS INVENTION relates to the resolution of chiral amines. 
     It is known for example from WO95/08636, Kitaguchi et al (J.Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 3094-3095), Gotor et al (J.Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1, 1993, 2453-2456), Ohmer et al (Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 1996, 19, 328-331) and Sanchez et al (Tetrahedron Asymmetry, 1997, 8, 37-40) and Chiou et al, Bio-organic &amp; Medicinal Chemistry Letters Vol. 7, No 4, pp 433-436 (1977 to resolve racemic amines by acylating one enantiomer by reaction with an alkyl ester in the presence of an enantioselective enzyme as catalyst However, the results obtained have in many cases been disappointing. 
     We have found that such reactions of attractive stereospecificity occur if the alkyl group of the ester is an isoalkyl group preferably an isopropyl group. 
     The invention therefore comprises a process of resolution of chiral amines which comprises selectively reacting one enantiomer of the amine with an alkyl ester in the presence of a enantioselective lipase enzyme to produce an amide of one enantiomer and separating it from an unreacted enantiomer optionally after further reaction charactersed in that the alkyl group of the ester is an isoalkyl group and preferably an isopropyl group. A lipase is an enzyme capable of catalysing the esterification of aliphatic adds with glycerol and the hydrolysis of esters of glycerol and aliphatic adds. 
     Either or both enantiomers may be recovered. The untreated enantiomer may be recovered as such. The reacted enantiomer may be converted to the original amine enantiomer suitably by hydrolysis. It may of course be utilised as the amide if desired. Suitably such hydrolysis may be carried out using as catalyst an amidase of the same stereospecificity and/or hydrolysing any unwanted stereoisomer present using an amidase of opposite stereospecificity, separating the unwanted amide and hydrolysing that, thus providing a second stage of resolution and enhancing the enantiomeric excess of the product, but if the first stage provides sufficient specificity a non selective hydrolysis may be employed. 
     The acid component of the ester may have 1 to 10 for example 1 to 5 carbon atoms. It is preferably of formula RCOOH in which R is a hydrocarbyl group, for example an aryl group such as a phenyl, naphthyl or benzyl group, an alkyl or cydoalkyl group or a chloroor bromo substituted derivative thereof, the substitution being preferably on a carbon atom adjacent to the C═O group or one next to it It may suitably be an unsubstituted alkyl group suitably having 1 to 4 carbon atoms as these are often of moderate cost tend not to be involved in unwanted side reactions and tend not to be aggressive to metal reaction vessels. 
     The process is suitable for the resolution of primary and secondary amines for example amines of formula                    
     in which R 1  and R 2  are alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl, or an aryl group or such a group, which is substituted with for example NO 2 , SO 3 H, COOR 4 , Cl, Br, F, I, OH, SO, SO 2 , CN, alkoxy and in the case of aryl substitution NH 2  in which R 1  and R 2  are different and R 3  is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or an aryl group or such a group which is substituted with for example, NO 2 , SO 3 H, COOH, Cl, Br, F, I, OH, SO, SO 2 , CN and R 4  is alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or an aryl group optionally substituted as described above. The process is suitable for the resolution of amino acids and their esters. 
     The amine preferably has the formula                    
     in which R 4  is an alkyl group having for example1 to 12 and preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms and R 5  is an aryl preferably a naphthyl group, an alkyl group or cycloalkyl group in each case optionally substituted by one or more alkoxy, hydroxy, halogen and/or —CN group or in the case of aryl groups, amine groups, groups which preferably have at most 12 and more preferably at most 6 carbon atoms in total in all of the said substituents. 
     The amount of lipase present is preferably 10 to 50% by weight of the amine. The lipase is preferably supported on a solid support to enable it to be removed mechanically, for example by filtration or centrifugation, after reaction. 
     Separation of the amide of the reacted amine from unreacted amine may be accomplished by known methods, for example, distillation or crystallisation. 
     The reaction may be carried out in the presence of a solvent which may be the ester, an ether (for example methyl tert butyl ether, dimethoxy ethane or tetrahydrofuran) or a hydrocarbon, for example toluene or an alkane or cycloalkane having 5 to 10 carbon atoms or a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent. It is preferably free from —OH and NH 2  groups. 
     The reaction may be carried out at 20-60° C. for example at 20-40° C. At least one mole of the ester should be provided per two moles of the amine so as to permit stoichiometric reaction of an enantiomer, but it is preferred that an excess be provided. The excess should normally be sufficient to provide preferably at least 90% and more preferably at least 95% for example 99% reaction of the most reactive enantiomer. In judging the appropriate excess, conditions should not be such as to cause unacceptable conversion of the less reactive enantiomer, and if a very high selectivity for the more reactive enantiomer is needed it may be preferred to convert only part thereof, thus requiring little or no excess; indeed operation with less than the stoichiometrc amount may be desirable in some cases. 
     The step of converting the amine to the amide is preferably carried out in the substantial absence of water and other hydroxy compounds. 
    
    
     EXAMPLE 1 
     2-Amino-3, 3-dimethylbutane (125 mg) was added to 3 ml of acyl donor (e.g. ethyl acetate or isopropyl acetate) and incubated at 28° C. in the presence of 60 mg of immobilised lipase from  Candida antarctica  (NOVO SP 435). The extent of reaction was followed by quantitative gas chromatography on a Perkin Elmer 8500 system fitted with a J&amp;W 30 m×0.32 mm fused silica capilliary GC The gas chromatograph was operated with helium carrier gas at 5.5×104 Pa (8 psi) using a temperature gradient starting at 80° C. and rising to 200° C. at a rate of 20° min −1  followed by 6 minutes held at 200° C. Under such conditions 2-amino-3, 3-dimethylbutane was eluted with a retention time of 3.0 minutes and the corresponding acetamide at 6.1 minutes. The enantiomeric purity of unreacted 2-amino-3, dimethylbutane (derivatised as the N-butyramide) and the acetamide product of the aminolysis reaction was determined by chiral phase gas chromatography using a 25 m×0.32 mm Chrompack CP-Chirasil-Dex CB column. The gas chromatograph was operated with a helium carrier gas at 5.5×104 Pa (8 psi) and at 20° C. Under such conditions the two enantiomers of the acetamide derivative of 2-amino-3, 3-dimethylbutane were eluted with retention times of 4.78 minutes (S) and 4.95 minutes (R) and the two enantiomers of the butyramide derivative 8.38 minutes (S) and 8.51 minutes (R). The results are summarised in Table 1. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantioselectivity of the resolution of 2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutane 
               
               
                 by  Candida antarctica  lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unreacted 
               
               
                   
                 Reac- 
                   
                 amine (as 
                 E.e. 
               
               
                 Acyl 
                 tion 
                 Conversion 
                 butyramide) 
                 product 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 donor 
                 time (h) 
                 (%) 
                 (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ethyl 
                 216 
                 39.2 
                 50 
                 78 
                 13 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 216 
                 46.5 
                 83 
                 95 
                 104 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 2 
     1-(1-Naphthyl) ethylamine (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor e.g. ethyl acetate or isopropyl acetate) and incubated at 28° C. in the presence of 50 mg of immobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase (NOVO SP 435). The extent of conversion was determined from measurements of the enantiomeric excess of the unreacted amine (derivatised as its butyramide) and product acetamide using the mathematical expression described by Chen et. al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, Vol 104, pp 7294-7299). Enantiomeric excess measurements were made by chiral phase HPLC on a Hewlett Packard HP 1050 system fitted with a 250 mm×4.6 mm Daicel Chiralcel OD column. The column was eluted isocratically with a mixture of 92.5% hexane and 7.5% ethanol in 1 ml min −1 . Compounds were detected by UV absorbance at 254 mm. The retention times of the unreacted amine (derivatised as its butyramide) were 7.65 minutes (R) and 15.2 minutes (S) and the product acetamide 8.9 minutes (R) and 17.9 minutes (S). The results are summarised in Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantioselectivity of the resolution of 1-(1-naphthyl) ethylamine 
               
               
                 by  Candida antarctica  lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. 
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 unreacted 
               
               
                   
                 Reac- 
                   
                 amine (as 
                 E.e. 
               
               
                 Acyl 
                 tion 
                 Conversion 
                 butyramide) 
                 product 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 donor 
                 time (h) 
                 (%) 
                 (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ethyl 
                 70 
                 52.5 
                 66 
                 60 
                 8 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 66 
                 48.9 
                 88 
                 92 
                 70 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 3 
     Racemic 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor (see Table 3) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 20 mg of Chirazyme L2 (immobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with a solution of hexanelethanol (92.5:7.5). The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase HPLC on a Hewlett Packard HP1050 system using a Daicel Chiralcel OD analytical column (250 mm×4.6 mm) eluted with hexanelethanol (92.5:7.5) at a flow rate of 1 ml min −1 . Compounds were detected by UV absorbance at 254nm. The retention times of the two enantiomers of the unreacted amine (derivatised as its butyramide) were 7.9 minutes (R) and 15.0 minutes (S) and the product acetamide 9.3 minutes (R) and 17.9 minutes (S). The extent of conversion and enantiomeric ratio was determined from measurements of the enantiomeric excess of unreacted amine and product acetamide using the mathematical expression described by Chen et. al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, Vol 104, pp 7294-7299). The results are summarised in Table 3. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine 
               
               
                 by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 120 
                 30 
                 6 
                 13 
                 1 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 120 
                 43 
                 59 
                 79 
                 15 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 120 
                 40 
                 54 
                 81 
                 16 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 120 
                 32 
                 40 
                 77 
                 18 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 72 
                 45 
                 78 
                 95 
                 100 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 72 
                 50 
                 86 
                 88 
                 37 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 72 
                 44 
                 68 
                 88 
                 28 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 4 
     Racemic 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro1-naphthylamine (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor (see Table 4) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 20 mg of Chirazyme L2 (immobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with dichloromethane. The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase GC on a Perkin Elmer 8700 system using a Chrompack CP-Chirasil-Dex CB column (25 m×0.32 mm). The gas chromatograph was operated isothermally at 175° C. with helium carrier gas at 5.5×104 Pa (8 psi) Compounds were detected by flame ionisation. The retention times of the two enantiomers of the unreacted amine (derivatised as its butyramide) were 23.8 minutes (S) and 25.8 minutes (R) and the product acetamide 14.4 minutes (S) and 15.9 minutes (R). The extent of conversion and enantiomeric ratio was determined from measurements of the enantiomeric excess of unreacted amine and product acetamide using the mathematical expression described by Chen et. al (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, Vol 104, pp 7294-7299). The results are summarised in Table 4. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- 
               
               
                 1-naphthylamine by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 72 
                 57 
                 16 
                 12 
                 1 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 72 
                 54 
                 82 
                 69 
                 14 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 72 
                 52 
                 78 
                 74 
                 14 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 72 
                 26 
                 14 
                 42 
                 3 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 72 
                 50 
                 98 
                 97 
                 458 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 72 
                 53 
                 95 
                 83 
                 43 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 72 
                 46 
                 70 
                 81 
                 21 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 5 
     Racemic 2-amino3,3-dimethylbutane (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor (see Table 5) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 40 mg of Chirazyme L2 (immobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with dichloromethane. The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase GC on a Perkin Elmer 8700 system using a Chrompack CP-Chirasil-Dex CB column (25 m×0.32 mm). The chromatograph was operated isothermally at 120° C. with helium carrier gas at 5.5×104 Pa (8 psi). Compounds were detected by flame ionisation. The retention times of the two enantiomers of the unreacted amine (derivatised as its butyramide) were 10.3 minutes (S) and 10.5 minutes (R) and the product acetamide 5.6 minutes (S) and 5.9 minutes (R). The extent of conversion and enantiomeric ratio was determined from measurements of the enantiomeric excess of unreacted amine and product acetamide using the mathematical expression described by Chen et al. (J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, Vol 104, pp 7294-7299). The results are summarised in Table 5. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutane 
               
               
                 by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 168 
                 29 
                 2 
                 5 
                 1 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 168 
                 34 
                 36 
                 69 
                 8 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 168 
                 26 
                 24 
                 69 
                 7 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 168 
                 17 
                 13 
                 62 
                 5 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 168 
                 41 
                 67 
                 98 
                 109 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 168 
                 33 
                 44 
                 88 
                 27 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 168 
                 25 
                 26 
                 79 
                 10 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 6 
     Racemic 1-(1-naphthyoethylamine (100 mg) was added to a solution of 4 ml of dimethoxyethane and 1 ml of acyl donor (see Table 6) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 20 mg of Chirazyme L2 (immobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with a solution of hexanelethanol (92.5:7.5). The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase HPLC as described in Example 3. The results are summarised in Table 6. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine 
               
               
                 in dimethoxyethane by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 168 
                 26 
                 276 
                 77 
                 10 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 168 
                 37 
                 53 
                 91 
                 33 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 168 
                 34 
                 47 
                 92 
                 35 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 168 
                 36 
                 52 
                 94 
                 43 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-amyl 
                 168 
                 22 
                 26 
                 93 
                 32 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 168 
                 44 
                 78 
                 &gt;98 
                 650 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 168 
                 40 
                 64 
                 95 
                 95 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 168 
                 35 
                 51 
                 94 
                 61 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 7 
     Racemic 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine (100 mg) was added to a solution of 4 ml of dimethoxyethane and 1 ml of acyl donor (see Table 7) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 20 mg of Chirayme L2 (ummobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with dichloromethane. The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase GC as described in Example 4. The results are summarised in Table 7. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- 
               
               
                 1-naphthylamine in dimethoxyethane by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 120 
                 41 
                 49 
                 69 
                 9 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 120 
                 47 
                 85 
                 95 
                 129 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 120 
                 47 
                 83 
                 94 
                 79 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 120 
                 42 
                 68 
                 95 
                 65 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Amyl 
                 120 
                 34 
                 46 
                 90 
                 28 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 120 
                 50 
                 96 
                 98 
                 194 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 120 
                 50 
                 97 
                 96 
                 278 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 120 
                 42 
                 69 
                 96 
                 86 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 8 
     Racemic 2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutane (100 mg) was added to a solution of 4 ml of dimethoxyethane and 1 ml of acyl donor (see Table 8) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 40 mg of Chirazyme L2 Cimmobilised  Candida antarctica  lipase). At intervals 0.5 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with dichloromethane. The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 10 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase GC as described in Example 5. The results are summansed in Table 8. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 8 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the enantiospecificity of the resolution of 2-amino-3,3-dimethylbutane 
               
               
                 in dimethoxyethane by Chirazyme L2 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Methyl 
                 336 
                 22 
                 17 
                 59 
                 5 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Ethyl 
                 336 
                 29 
                 37 
                 90 
                 29 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Propyl 
                 336 
                 27 
                 34 
                 91 
                 33 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Butyl 
                 336 
                 25 
                 30 
                 91 
                 26 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 n-Amyl 
                 336 
                 17 
                 18 
                 86 
                 19 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 336 
                 36 
                 56 
                 &gt;98 
                 791 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isobutyl 
                 336 
                 30 
                 41 
                 96 
                 68 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isoamyl 
                 336 
                 27 
                 35 
                 94 
                 51 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 9 
     Racemic 1-(1-naphthyoethylamine (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor (see Table 9) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 50 mg of Chirazyme L6 (Pseudomonas species lipase). At intervals 0.2 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 ml with a solution of hexanelethanol (92.5:7.5). The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 4 μl of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase HPLC as described in Example 3. The results are summarsed in Table 9. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 9 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the Enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1-(1-naphthyl)ethylamine by 
               
               
                 Chirazyme L6 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                   
                 E.e. of 
                 product 
               
               
                   
                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ethyl 
                 266 
                 21 
                 12 
                 47 
                 3 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 266 
                 12 
                 12 
                 87 
                 18 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     EXAMPLE 10 
     Racemic 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthylamine (100 mg) was added to 5 ml of acyl donor (see Table 10) and incubated at ambient temperature in the presence of 50 mg of Chirazyme L6 (Pseudomonas species lipase). At intervals 0.2 ml samples were removed and diluted to 1 μl with MTBE. The unreacted amine was converted to its corresponding butyramide by the addition of 6 ml of butyric anhydride. Each sample was analysed by chiral phase GC as described in Example 4. The results are summarised in Table 10. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 10 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of structural changes to the alcohol component of the acyl donor 
               
               
                 on the Enantiospecificity of the resolution of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro- 
               
               
                 1-naphthylamine by Chirazyme L6 lipase. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
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                 Time 
                 Conversion 
                 unreacted 
                 acetamide 
                 Enantiomeric 
               
               
                 Acyl donor 
                 (h) 
                 (%) 
                 amine (%) 
                 (%) 
                 ratio (E) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Ethyl 
                 244 
                 43 
                 18 
                 24 
                 2 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                 Isopropyl 
                 244 
                 36 
                 50 
                 90 
                 28 
               
               
                 acetate 
               
               
                   
               
               
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