One-Sequence Mechanochemical Synthesis-Deracemisation of a Levetiracetam Intermediate
Abstract
Starting from a racemic building block, we introduce a one-pot mechanochemical synthesis of enantioenriched 2-(benzylideneamino)butanamide, a key intermediate to the enantipure drug levetiracetam. Optimisation leads to an ee of up to 94% ee with an overall 80% isolated yield.
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