Z. Czarnocki et al., CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE OF YL-(3'R(ASTERISK))-PHENYL]-1,2-DIHYDROINDOLIZINIUM BROMIDE, Polish Journal of Chemistry, 70(7), 1996, pp. 901-905
droxymethyl-(3'R)-phenyl]-1,2-dihydroindolizinium bromide 3 is the ke
y synthetic intermediate in preparation of 3-benzyl substituted indoli
zidines. Uncertain stereochemistry of this compound was finally establ
ished on the basis of an X-ray structure.