An Efficient Conversion of Chiral α-Amino Acids to Enantiomerically Pure 3-Amino Cyclic Amines

Abstract

Enantiomerically pure 3-amino cyclic amines such as 3-amino pyrrolidine, 3-amino piperidine, and 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydro-1H-azepine have been synthesized in high yields from the optically active natural α-amino acids such as L-aspartic acid, L-glutamic acid, L-2-aminoadipic acid, and their enantiomers.