Sarges R, Bordner J, Dominy B W, Peterson M J, Whipple E B
J Med Chem. 1985 Nov;28(11):1716-20. doi: 10.1021/jm00149a030.
The aldose reductase inhibitor 2,3-dihydro-6-fluorospiro[4H-1-benzopyran-4,4'-imidazolidine]-2',5 '-dione was resolved into its enantiomers. Sorbinil, the S isomer, was found to be a better inhibitor of the enzyme in vitro and in vivo than the corresponding R isomer. X-ray data on sorbinil, which were used to determine its absolute configuration, are presented. NMR studies of sorbinil in solution indicate the existence of two conformers with a low energy barrier for interconversion.
