“…The solvent was distilled off and the residue was purified by column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate, 3/1, v/v) to give 5 (1.93 g, 65%) as a colorless oil. δ H (CDCl 3 ) 4.11-4.05 (t-like m, 1H), 3 7, 98.3, 68.2, 68.0, 58.7, 46.7, 34.9, 30.1, 30.0, 27.3, 25.7, 22.7, 22.6. ν max (KBr) 3339, 2939(KBr) 3339, , 2861(KBr) 3339, , 1447(KBr) 3339, , 1368(KBr) 3339, , 1285(KBr) 3339, , 1158(KBr) 3339, , 1099(KBr) 3339, , 1038 Method B: The imine 4 (2.48 g, 11.8 mmol) was added to a stirred solution of HCN in DIPE (2M, 20 mL) at room temperature and stirring was continued overnight.…”