Abstract
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The biologically interesting cyclic amino acid, (+)-(2S)-2-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octane-2-carboxylic acid, has been synthesized from the Diels-Alder adduct of (R)-3-benzoyl-4-methylidene-2-phenyl-1,3-oxazolidin-5-one 1 and cyclohexa-1,3-diene.