Stork enamine reaction

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The Stork enamine reaction is a key carbon–carbon bond-forming method in organic chemistry that uses enamines as nucleophiles to alkylate or acylate carbonyl compounds in a controlled, selective way.

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instanceOf carbon–carbon bond-forming reaction
named reaction
organic reaction
advantage avoids strong base required for direct enolate alkylation
compatible with base-sensitive functional groups
provides controlled monoalkylation
bondFormed carbon–carbon single bond
category C–C bond formation
α-functionalization of carbonyl compounds
developedBy Gilbert Stork NERFINISHED
field organic chemistry
hasElectrophile acid anhydride
activated carbonyl compound
acyl halide
alkyl halide
hasNucleophile enamine
mechanismType stepwise
mechanisticStep enamine formation
iminium ion hydrolysis
nucleophilic acyl substitution
nucleophilic substitution
namedAfter Gilbert Stork NERFINISHED
produces α-acylated carbonyl compound
α-alkylated carbonyl compound
α-substituted carbonyl compound
reactionCenter α-carbon of carbonyl compound
reactivityControl enamine nucleophilicity at α-carbon
relatedTo Mannich reaction NERFINISHED
acetoacetic ester synthesis NERFINISHED
enolate chemistry
requires formation of an enamine precursor
selectivity often stereoselective
α-regioselective
solvent aprotic solvent
polar solvent
typicalElectrophileClass activated secondary alkyl halide
primary alkyl halide
typicalEnamineSource aldehyde
ketone
secondary amine
usedIn complex molecule synthesis
natural product synthesis
pharmaceutical synthesis
usesReagent acid anhydride
acyl halide
alkyl halide
carbonyl compound
enamine
workup aqueous acid hydrolysis

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Gilbert Stork knownFor Stork enamine reaction