Enzymatic synthesis of optically active 1- and 2-aminoalkanephosphonates

A number of 1- and 2-aminoalkanephosphonates were resolved with high enantioselectivity by Candida antarctica lipase B-catalyzed acetylation. By this method, optically pure aminoalkanephosphonates and amidoalkanephosphonates, the precursors of the corresponding aminoalkanephosphonic acids, were synthesized.