A chemoenzymatic scalable route to optically active (R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-2-aminoethanol, valuable moiety of β3-adrenergic receptor agonists Original Research Article

Enantiomerically pure (R)-2-chloro-1-(pyridin-3-yl)ethanol has been prepared by kinetic resolution performed in the presence of Candida antarctica SP435-L lipase immobilized on a macroporous polyacrylate resin (Novozym 435®). It was converted into (R)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)-2-aminoethanol, left-hand side of β3-adrenergic receptor ligands.