“…After 15 h the chloroform solution was washed four times with 5% aqueous Na2C03 and twice with H20 and dried over Na2S04. After evaporation of the solvent, 12 was obtained in quantitative yield: mp 47 °C; M+ m/e 273; [a]22D +19.3 (c 0.8, chloroform); NMR (CDC13) 7.35 (m, 10 H, aromatic ), 4.0 (J = 6.7 Hz, m, 1 H, HCC1), 3.55 and 3.74 (Jgem = 13.5 Hz, 2 d, 4 H, CH2Ph), 2.69 and 2.74 (J = 7.5 and 6.3 Hz, Jgem = 13.5 Hz, 2 H, CH2N), 1.40 (J = 6.6 Hz, d, 3 H, CH3); 13C NMR (CDC13) 138.94,128.78,128.12,126.97 (aromatic C), 61.89 (CH2N), 59.00 (CH2Ph), 55.34 (HCC1), 22.98 (CH3). Anal.…”