A new method for production of chiral 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids using an effective kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids.

ABSTRACT: We report a new method for the preparation of chiral 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids, including 2-fluoroibuprofen, a fluorinated analogue of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), by the kinetic resolution of racemic 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids using enantioselective esterification. By applying pivalic anhydride (Piv2O) as a coupling agent, bis(?-naphthyl)methanol [(?-Np)2CHOH] as an achiral alcohol, and (+)-benzotetramisole (BTM) as a chiral acyl-transfer catalyst, a series of racemic 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acids were kinetically separated to afford the optically active carboxylic acids and the corresponding esters with good to high enantiomeric excesses. This technology can provide a convenient approach to furnish the chiral ?-fluorinated drugs containing quaternary carbons at the ?-positions in the 2-aryl-2-fluoropropanoic acid structure.

SUBMITTER: Tengeiji A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6268090 | biostudies-other | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other