The following enamine reacts with electrophiles to afford exclusively the trans-product. 1. electrophile (El*) Me. El Me 2. H3O* Jse your knowledge of conformational analysis to explain this result by: a) Comparing the energies of the different conformations of the starting enamine.

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The following enamine reacts with electrophiles to afford exclusively the trans-product.
N.
1. electrophile (El*)
Ме.
.El
Ме.
2. H3O*
Use your knowledge of conformational analysis to explain this result by:
(a) Comparing the energies of the different conformations of the starting enamine.
(b) Comparing the energies of the transition states that lead to carbon-electrophile bond formation.
Transcribed Image Text:The following enamine reacts with electrophiles to afford exclusively the trans-product. N. 1. electrophile (El*) Ме. .El Ме. 2. H3O* Use your knowledge of conformational analysis to explain this result by: (a) Comparing the energies of the different conformations of the starting enamine. (b) Comparing the energies of the transition states that lead to carbon-electrophile bond formation.
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