“…The 20 % aqueous NaOH solution was replaced by a 10 % aqueous NaHCO 3 solution. N ‐Tosylsarcosine (2.8 g, 12 mmol), thionyl chloride (1.4 mL, 15 mmol), ( S , S )‐3,4‐bis(phenylacetoxy)pyrrolidine10f (830 mg, 3 mmol) and 10 % aqueous NaHCO 3 (13 mL) afforded 1 d (970 mg, 65 %). [ α ]$\rm{_{D}^{20}}$ =+24.4 ( c =0.7 in CHCl 3 ); 1 H NMR (200 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =7.70 (d, J =8.1 Hz, 2 H), 7.40–7.10 (m, 12 H), 5.20 (br dd, 2 H), 3.90–3.50 (m, 10 H), 2.70 (s, 3 H), 2.40 (s, 3 H); 13 C NMR (50 MHz, CDCl 3 ): δ =169.9, 169.8, 165.7, 143.7, 133.5, 132.9 (×2), 129.6, 128.9, 128.5, 127.4, 127.2, 75.0, 73.0, 52.6, 49.9 (×2), 40.8 (×2), 35.3, 21.3; IR (neat): $\tilde \nu$ =1745, 1655 cm −1 .…”