Nonenzymatic Acylative Kinetic Resolution of Racemic Amines and Related Compounds

Acylative kinetic resolution of racemic amines occupies a highly important place among the methods for preparation of enantio enriched or pure amines. Nonenzymatic acylative kinetic resolution is usually carried out in the presence of chiral acyl-transfer catalysts or under the action of chiral enantio- or diastereoselective resolving agents. Recently, this line of investigations has been rapidly developed and very interesting results of design and synthetic application of both new catalysts and chiral acylating agents have been obtained. This microreview summarizes the recent advances in this area.