A Practical Procedure for the Resolution of (+)- and (−)-Tramadol

Autor: Harold Meckler, Zinovy Itov and
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Organic Process Research & Development. 4:291-294
ISSN: 1520-586X
1083-6160
Popis: A practical procedure for the efficient resolution of cis-tramadol [cis-2-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol] has been developed. This process was based on the observation that cis-tramadol free base selectively formed mandelic acid salts at different rates, affording a readily scalable kinetic resolution of each enantiomer. The key to the process was the observation that the resolving salt needed to be broken and re-formed to ultimately improve the optical purity. The mandalate salt of each cis-enantiomer was found to be >99% optically pure after three cycles through the salt formation process. A sample of each mandelate salt enantiomer was successfully converted to the known, optically active hydrochloride salt.
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