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Enamine

An enamine is a functional group with the formula . Enamines are reagents used in organic synthesis and are intermediates in some enzyme-catalyzed reactions. The word "enamine" is derived from the affix en-, used as the suffix of alkene, and the root amine. This can be compared with enol, which is a functional group containing both alkene (en-) and alcohol (-ol). Enamines are nitrogen analogs of enols. Enamines are both good nucleophiles and good bases. Their behavior as carbon-based nucleophiles is explained with reference to the following resonance structures. :

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An enamine is a functional group with the formula . Enamines are reagents used in organic synthesis and are intermediates in some enzyme-catalyzed reactions. The word "enamine" is derived from the affix en-, used as the suffix of alkene, and the root amine. This can be compared with enol, which is a functional group containing both alkene (en-) and alcohol (-ol). Enamines are nitrogen analogs of enols. Enamines are both good nucleophiles and good bases. Their behavior as carbon-based nucleophiles is explained with reference to the following resonance structures. :

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