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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1998;62(12):2382-7. doi: 10.1271/bbb.62.2382.

Synthesis of Optically Active 1,4-Thiazane-3-carboxylic Acid via Optical Resolution by Preferential Crystallization of (RS)-2-Amino-3-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]propanoic Acid Hydrochloride.

Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry

T Shiraiwa, K Tadokoro, H Tanaka, K Nanba, N Yokono, K Shibazaki, M Kubo, H Kurokawa

Affiliations

  1. a Chemical Branch, Faculty of Engineering and Kansai University High Technology Research Center, Kansai University.

PMID: 27392398 DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.2382

Abstract

Optically active 1,4-thiazane-3-carboxylic acid [TCA] was synthesized from cysteine via optical resolution by preferential crystallization. The intermediate (RS)-2-amino-3-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]propanoic acid hydrochlo-ride [(RS)-ACS•HCl] was found to exist as a conglomerate based on its melting point, solubility and IR spectrum. (RS)-ACS•HCl was optically resolved by preferential crystallization to yield (R)- and (S)-ACS•HCl. (R)- and (S)-ACS•HCl thus obtained were recrystallized from a mixture of hydrochloric acid and 2-propanol, taking account of the solubility of (RS)-ACS•HCl, efficiently yielding both enantiomers in optically pure forms. (R)- and (S)-TCA were then respectively synthesized by the cyclization of (R)- and (S)-ACS•HCl in ethanol in the presence of triethylamine.

Keywords: 1,4-thiazane-3-carboxylic acid; 2-amino-3-[(2-chloroethyl)sulfanyl]propanoic acid hydrochloride; conglomerate; optical resolution; preferential crystallization

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