A sequential reaction of ethyl dibromoacetate with various enantiopure N,N‐dibenzyl‐ or N‐Boc‐α‐amino aldehydes (derived from natural α‐amino acids), promoted by chromium dichloride, afforded optically active (S,E)‐α,β‐unsaturated γ‐amino esters. The C=C double bond was generated with total or very high E‐selectivity and the (S,E)‐α,β‐unsaturated γ‐amino esters were obtained with complete enantiomeric purity, except from N‐Boc‐phenylalaninal (as determined by chiral HPLC). A mechanism is proposed to explain this transformation. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2007)