| abstract |
The present invention is to efficiently and simply prepare an optically active 7-substituted-2-aminotetralin with industrial advantage. In the process, a 7-substituted-2-tetralone or its bisulfite adduct is reduced with a microorganism to an optically active 7-substituted-2-tetralol. Then, a sulfonyl group is introduced to the hydroxy group to form an optically active 7-substituted-2-sulfonyloxytetralin. Then, with inversion of the configuration, a nitrogen substituent is introduced using a nitrogen nucleophile to form an optically active 2,7-substituted tetralin. Furthermore, if necessary, the nitrogen substituent is converted into a non-substituted amino group. Thus, an optically active 7-substituted-2-aminotetralin or its salt is prepared. |