“…After work‐up, purification by column chromatography ( n ‐hexane with increasing amounts of EtOAc) gave compound ( R )‐ 4 (38.8 mg, 72 %): [α] D =−84.0 ( c =0.5, EtOH), Ref. for ( R )‐ 4 [α] D =−83.3 ( c= 0.12, EtOH); 1 H NMR (CDCl 3 , 400 MHz): δ =7.42–7.20 (m, 5 H, ArH), 6.95 (br s, 1 H, NH ), 6.37 (br s, 1 H, NH ), 5.06 (m, 1 H, CH NH), 3.73 (ddd, 1 H, J= 14.1, 9.8, and 4.3 Hz, CH HNH), 4.73 (dt, 1 H, J= 14.1, and 4.3 Hz, CH HNH), 2.00 (s, 3 H, CH 3 CO), 1.98 ppm (s, 3 H, CH 3 CO); 13 C NMR (CDCl 3 , 100.6 MHz): δ =172.2, 170.9, 139.4, 129.0, 128.0, 126.6, 55.1, 45.1, 23.4, 23.3 ppm; GC–MS (EI) t R =25.29 min, m / z (%)=220 [ M + ] (2), 148 (52), 106 (100).…”