A stereoretentive deuteration of amino acids and amines has been developed using ruthenium on carbon catalyst, hydrogen gas at atmospheric pressure, and deuterium oxide as a source of deuterium. The process was successfully scaled-up, avoiding the use of expensive and sensitive catalyst and avoiding the use of deuterium gas under pressure. High deuterium incorporation and high yield of labeled compounds were obtained by a simple filtration process.
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