Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2002, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 409-411.

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Hydrolysis Reactions and Resolution of (±)-2-Acetamido-3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-propanone

YANG Hui, QIU Guo-fu, FENG Xi-chun, HE Jian-she, HU Xian-ming   

  1. College of Pharmacy, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, P. R. China
  • Received:2001-04-20 Online:2002-12-24 Published:2011-08-04
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    Supported by the Science and Technology Fund of Wuhan City(No.996001016G).

Abstract: The hydrolysis reaction of (±)-2-acetamido-3-hydroxy-1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-propanone[(±)-1], an intermediate of chloramphenicol, was studied and three different products were obtained respectively under different reaction conditions. The resolution of hydrolysis product (±)-2-amino-3-hydroxy- 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-1-propanone[(±)-3] was carried out. A process of crystallization-induced asymmetric transformation was observed and up to 76% of the optically pure enantiomer was obtained in the resolution of (±)-3.

Key words: Hydrolysis, Resolution, Epimerization