This image depicts the chemical structure of cytosine. It shows a hexagonal ring with nitrogen atoms at positions 1 and 3, and a primary amine group attached to carbon 4. The two remaining positions ...

Strecker synthesis is one of several means of producing α-amino acids. α-amino acids are molecules, which contain an amine and carboxylic group that are separated by a single carbon (the α-carbon).

Figure 1: Three typical reaction products bearing the β-trifluoromethyl amine structure (center). The background shows a variety of bioactive compounds with the β-trifluoromethyl amine structure.