Appeal No. 1996-2919 Application No. 08/139,861 APPENDIX 23. A process for preparing an optically active carnitine ester represented by formula (I): wherein R represents a lower alkyl group having two or more carbon atoms; and X represents a halogen atom, which process consists essentially of asymmetrically hydrogenating a (-trimethylammonium-3-oxabutanoic ester halide repres ented by formul a (II): -1-Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007