“…Following just step II of general procedure 1, with vi (0.63 g, 2.5 mmol) and phenethylamine (0.91 g, 7.5 mmol), 9 was obtained as a colorless oil (0.40 g, 62% yield); R f = 0.3 (10% EtOAc + pet ether). IR (neat): ν max 3086, 3028, 1714, 1649, 1604, 1495, 1453, 1198, 1030, 858, 740 cm –1 ; 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ 7.37 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 2H), 7.29–7.17 (m, 8H), 3.99 (dq, J 1 = 7.2 Hz, J 2 = 10.8 Hz, 1H), 3.88 (dq, J 1 = 7.2 Hz, J 2 = 10.8 Hz, 1H), 3.09–3.04 (m, 1H), 3.00–2.91 (m, 2H), 2.86 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 2.63–2.58 (m, 1H), 2.43 (d, J = 7.2 Hz, 1H), 0.94 (t, J = 7.2 Hz, 3H); 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ 168.1, 139.2, 135.1, 128.7 (2C), 128.3 (2C), 127.8 (2C), 127.7 (2C), 127.3, 126.2, 62.2, 60.6, 47.8, 46.0, 35.8, 13.8.…”