This invention relates to the enantiomers of
6-[(4-chloro-phenyl)-hydroxy-(3-methyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methyl]-4-[3-(3--
hydroxy-3-methyl-but-1-ynyl)-phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one, prodrugs
thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates of said
compounds and said prodrugs, that are useful in the treatment of
hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancers, in mammals. The invention
also relates to processes for the production of enantiomerically pure or
optically enriched (+)- or
(-)-6-[(4-chloro-phenyl)-hydroxy-(3-methyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methyl]-4-[3-
-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-1-ynyl)-phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one
enantiomers from a mixture containing two enantiomers using continuous
chromatography. The invention further relates to the L-(+)-tartaric acid
or (S)-(-)-1,1'-binapthyl-2,2'-diyl hydrogenphosphate salts of
(+)-6-[(4-chloro-phenyl)-hydroxy-(3-methyl-3H-imidazol-4-yl)-methyl]-4-[3-
-(3-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-1-ynyl)-phenyl]-1-methyl-1H-quinolin-2-one.