Enamines are synthesized in solid-phase by amination of terminal acetylenes
with a secondary amine attached to Wang resin in a process catalyzed by me
rcury(II) acetate. The enamines obtained react with electrophiles such as i
socyanates and nitroolefins to give rise to the expected addition products,
which can be released from the resin by hydrolysis of the enamine under mi
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