US 7,414,153 B2
Process for preparation of optically active 1-erythro-2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanol
Subrahmanyam Gollapudy, Hyderabad (India); and Sunil Vaman Joshi, Mahad (India)
Assigned to Emmellen Biotech Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mumbai (India)
Appl. No. 11/578,362
PCT Filed Mar. 09, 2005, PCT No. PCT/IN2005/000075
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 13, 2006,
PCT Pub. No. WO2005/100299, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 27, 2005.
Claims priority of application No. 448/MUM/2004 (IN), filed on Apr. 15, 2004.
Prior Publication US 2007/0203363 A1, Aug. 30, 2007
Int. Cl. C07B 57/00 (2006.01); C07C 209/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 564—304  [564/357] 15 Claims
 
1. A process for preparation of 1-erythro-2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanol from 1-1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-propanone comprising:
i) reacting 1-1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-propanone with an oximation agent in the presence of a base to form 1-1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-propanone oxime
ii) reducing 1-1-phenyl-1-hydroxy-2-propanone oxime using nickel aluminium catalyst mixture as reducing agent
 to obtain crude optically active 1-erythro-2-amino-1-phenyl-1-propanol base.