Iaroslav Baglai, Michel Leeman, Richard M. Kellogg and Willem L. Noorduin
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2019,17, 35-38
DOI:
10.1039/C8OB02660B,
Communication
A simple route to enantiomerically pure (S)-2-aminobutyramide – the chiral component of the anti-epileptic drugs Levetiracetam and Brivaracetam has been developed. This approach is based on the rational design and application of a Viedma ripening process. The practical potential of the process is demonstrated on a large scale.