V. Fedij et al., AN EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF (R)-3-(1-AMINO-1-METHYLETHYL)PYRROLIDINES FOR THE ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT, PD-138312, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 5(7), 1994, pp. 1131-1134
Methylcerium dichloride has been found to undergo bis addition to nitr
iles to produce tertiary carbinamines with retention of optical purity
at the a position. This result is used in the development of a short,
economical synthesis of the 1,8-naphthyridine antiinfective agent, PD
138312.