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Reaction of phenyl acrylate and an amine
« on: September 13, 2013, 06:13:02 PM »
Does 1,4-addition occur or nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl carbon then -OPh is kicked off, reforming carbonyl to give an amide? I.e we're looking at an enol vs conjugated amide as the product?
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