138908-48-2Relevant articles and documents
Optically active 1-phenyl-2-substituted propane derivatives and methods of producing the same
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, (2008/06/13)
An (S)-1-phenyl-2-substituted propane derivative shown by the following formula (I) STR1 wherein R1 and R2 represent a lower alkyl group, etc., or R1 and R2 may form together an alkylene group, etc.; R3, R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, etc.; and X represents a hydroxyl group which may be protected with a protective group, or a halogen atom etc., can readily be produced (i) by permitting a microorganism belonging to the genus Torulaspora, the genus Candida, the genus Pichia or the like to act on a phenylacetone derivative and asymmetrically reducing the compound, or (ii) by sterically inverting an (R)-enantiomer. (R,R)-1-phenyl-2-[(2-phenyl-1-methylethyl)amino]ethanol derivative having a high optical purity can easily be obtained from the compound of the formula (I). The ethanol derivative is useful as an anti-obesity agent and the like.
Substituted 5-(2-((2-aryl-2-hydroxyethyl)amino)propyl)-1,3-benzodioxoles
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, (2008/06/13)
The present invention discloses substituted 1,3-benzodioxoles which possess anti-diabetic and/or anti-hyperglycemic and/or anti-obesity properties in humans and other animals.