“…( R )-1-Methyl-2-(phenyl)pyrrolidine , 25b , ,, was prepared from 22b (R = phenyl) in 65% yield as an oil after flash chromatography: 1 H NMR δ 1.25 (m, 1H), 1.63−1.98 (m, 4H), 2.15 (s, 3H), 3.01 (t, 1H), 3.32 (dt, 1H), 7.18−7.32 (m, 5H); 13 C NMR δ 22.5, 35.2, 40.5, 57.1, 71.7, 127.0, 127.5, 128.3, 143.3. [α] D + 82.5 ( c 2.0, CHCl 3 ) (lit.…”