3‐Amino‐5‐phenyl‐1‐(2‐pyridyl)pyrrolidines. Synthesis and stereochemistry

Stereoselective syntheses of trans- and cis-3-amino-5-phenyl-1-(2-pyridyl)pyrrolidine (21 and 24) are reported. Evidence for the relative stereochemistries of 21 and 24 was obtained by preparation of the bicyclic lactams exo- and endo-7-phenyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.1.]octan-3-one (16 and 19) from precursors of 21 and 24.