Dr. Sidler et al., ALUMINUM AMINE COMPLEXES FOR THE CONVERSION OF CARBOXYLIC ESTERS TO AMIDES - APPLICATION TO THE SYNTHESIS OF LTD(4) ANTAGONIST MK-0679, Journal of organic chemistry, 59(6), 1994, pp. 1231-1233
The preparation and characterization of N,N-dimethylammonium dialkylal
uminum chloride and the use of these complexes in the synthesis of the
LTD4 antagonist MK-0679 is described.