“…Finally, the combined organic layers were washed with brine, dried (MgSO 4 ) and evaporated to afford ( S )‐(+)‐ 19 (35 mg, 100 %). [ α ]${{{23\hfill \atop {\rm D}\hfill}}}$ =+4.9° ( c =0.3 in 1 n HCl, 45 % ee ), (lit 13. +11.0°, c =0.3 in 1 n HCl, ( S )‐enantiomer); 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =6.50 (br s, 1 H; OH), 3.08 (dd, 3 J (H,H)=8.4, 2 J (H,H)=12.8 Hz, 1 H; CH 2 ), 2.98 (dd, 3 J (H,H)=5.3, 2 J (H,H)=12.8 Hz, 1 H; CH 2 ), 2.58 (m, 1 H; CH), 2.00 (br s, 2 H; NH 2 ), 1.13 ppm (d, 3 J (H,H)=6.4 Hz, 3 H; CH 3 ); 13 C NMR (100.6 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =177.6 (s), 41.5 (s), 37.6 (s), 14.1 ppm (s).…”