“…In this case, a small amount of methylated byproduct was identified in the NMR spectra when the reaction was run in methanol. However, the main complication we faced with this compound was a partial loss (as previously observed) of debenzylated cis -amino ester during its recovery from dibenzoyl tartaric salt. The best solution appeared to be a decomposition of the salt ( R , S , S )- 2 •(D)-DBTA and isolation of free amine ( R , S , S )- 2 , followed by its treatment with HBr and hydrogenolysis of the newly formed salt ( R , S , S )- 2 •HBr under conditions identical to those of the trans -isomer (Scheme ).…”