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4.2.2 Racemate Resolution of 6,6’-Dibromobiphenyl-2,2’-dicarboxylic<br />

Acid<br />

46<br />

The most reliable procedure to resolve chiral carboxylic acids is the fractional<br />

crystallization of a diastereomeric salt which can be easily obtained by treatment of<br />

the racemic acid mixture with an enantiomer of a chiral amine such as alkaloids, amino<br />

acids, terpene derivatives, etc.<br />

methylbenzylamine<br />

[5] . A first attempt was made with (S)-(-)-α-<br />

[ ] 188 . Its low molecular weight constitutes an advantage for large<br />

scale racemate resolution. Moreover, this chiral amine is commercially available in<br />

both enantiomeric forms. Unfortunately, crystallization of the resulting diastereomeric<br />

salt happened to be very slow and had to be repeated several times to give<br />

enantiomerically pure products.<br />

In view to the results reported by K. Mislow et al.<br />

[ ] 189 and R. Adams et al.<br />

[ 190 ]<br />

, commercial alkaloids were used. The brucine dihydrate salt was prepared and its<br />

crystallization attempted in various solvents. Unfortunately, both diastereomeric salts<br />

co-crystallized. Quinine monohydrate finally proved to be a better choice.<br />

Crystallization of its biphenol salt in ethanol followed by hydrolysis finally allowed<br />

separation both atropisomers in good yield (42% and 39%).<br />

Br COOH<br />

Br COOH<br />

rac-31<br />

O<br />

HO<br />

H<br />

H<br />

N<br />

(Quinine)<br />

Ethanol<br />

reflux<br />

N<br />

H<br />

Precipitate<br />

Mother liquors<br />

Br<br />

Br<br />

COO Quinine, H<br />

COOH<br />

Br COO Quinine, H<br />

Br COOH<br />

10% aq. HCl Br<br />

Br<br />

COOH<br />

COOH<br />

(P)-(-)-37, 42%<br />

10% aq. HCl<br />

Br COOH<br />

Br COOH<br />

(M)-(+)-37, 39%

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