Hi, I was just wondering about something:
Why do you get different products when reacting a ketone with alcohol or secondary amines?
Ketone + Alcohol -> Half-Acetale
+ Alcohol -> Acetale
Ketone + Amine -> Half-Aminale
- Water -> Enamine (if there is an alpha-H)
Is there an explanation why you don't get the Enol-ether and the Aminale?
thanks