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The invention is concerned with a process for the manufacture of 3-amino-pyrrolidine derivatives of the formula (I), wherein R1 signifies hydrogen or an amino protecting group; Z signifies hydrogen or an amino protecting group; and * represents a center of chirality. 3-Amino-pyrrolidine derivatives, especially optically active 3-amino-pyrrolidine derivatives, are intermediates for the production of agrochemicals and of pharmaceutically active substances such as, for example, of vinylpyrrolidinone-cephalosporin derivatives.