anti-α-amino β-hydroxyesters with high levels of selectivity by the use of Ru-SYNPHOS® catalysts is reported. The key transformations include asymmetric hydrogenations of α-N-substituted β-keto esters protected as α-amido or α-amino hydrochloride derivatives, respectively. The RuII-catalyzed hydrogenation of α-amino β-keto ester hydrochlorides affords the corresponding anti-α-amino β-hydroxyesters with high