HAT-Initiated Fragmentation of Alkene-Tethered Enaminone

Andrej Bogataj; Luka Ciber; Nejc Petek; Franc Požgan; Jurij Svete; Bogdan Štefane; Uroš Grošelj

doi:10.20944/preprints202602.0857.v1

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HAT-Initiated Fragmentation of Alkene-Tethered Enaminone

Andrej Bogataj,Luka Ciber,Nejc Petek,Franc Požgan,Jurij Svete,Bogdan Štefane,Uroš Grošelj^*

Submitted:

10 February 2026

Posted:

11 February 2026

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Abstract

An alkene-tethered enaminone was synthesized in four steps from bromoacetic acid and 3,3-dimethylallyl alcohol. The enaminone was fully characterized, including UV-Vis spectra. TBADT-catalyzed HAT of the alkene-tethered enaminone initiated a fragmentation that yielded the literature-known phenylacetone-derived enaminone.

Keywords:

alkene

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enaminone

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hydrogen atom transfer (HAT)

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fragmentation

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tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT)

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phenylacetone

Subject:

Chemistry and Materials Science - Organic Chemistry

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