Treatment of 2-phenylpropan-2-amine with methyl 2,4-dibromobutanoate in the presence of a nonnucleophilic base, R3N, involves two successive SN2 reactions and gives compound A. ? NH2 Br Br Propose a structural formula for compound A. You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms. You do not have to consider stereochemistry. In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one. R3N C14H19NO2 + 2 R3NH*Br A
Treatment of 2-phenylpropan-2-amine with methyl 2,4-dibromobutanoate in the presence of a nonnucleophilic base, R3N, involves two successive SN2 reactions and gives compound A. ? NH2 Br Br Propose a structural formula for compound A. You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms. You do not have to consider stereochemistry. In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one. R3N C14H19NO2 + 2 R3NH*Br A
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Chapter19: Enolate Anions And Enamines
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Transcribed Image Text:Treatment of 2-phenylpropan-2-amine with methyl 2,4-dibromobutanoate in the presence of a nonnucleophilic base, R3N, involves two successive SN2 reactions and
gives compound A.
?
NH2
Br
Br
Propose a structural formula for compound A.
You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms.
You do not have to consider stereochemistry.
In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one.
R3N
C14H19NO2
+ 2 R3NH*Br
A
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