“…Removal of the solvent afforded a yellow oil which was purified by preparative tlc with rn-rn-a elution. The oxazolidine 18 ( R = Ph) was obtained as an oil (166 rng, 0.55 rnrnol): ir 2.90, 3.04; uv 225 (20 600), 250 (6200), 274 (3800), 282 (3800), 291 (3300), 360 (11 400); in MeOH-HCI 214 (16 600), 250 (10 400), 362 (23 500); in MeOH-KOH 229 (24 900), 275 (8300), 282 (8300), 291 (7100); nrnr (areas based on 50:50 mixture of two CzoHzoN20 isomers) 1.36 (s, l H , removed by D20), 1.53 (s, l H , removed by DzO), 2.4-3.0 (complex, 18H), 4.66 (4 peaks, separations 6, 4, 6 Hz, lH), 5.12 (4 peaks, separations 6, 1, 6 Hz, lH), 6.4-7.6 (complex, 12H), 8.21 (s, 3H, removed by D20), 8.26 (s, 3H, removed by DzO); rns 305 (5), 304 (14), 290 (20), 289 (loo), 200 (5), 199 (13), 198 (57), 197 (12), 185 (6), 184 (6), 183 (12), 182 (6), 172 (15), 171 (7), 170 (12).…”