Abstract:
Oxidative addition of trifluoroacetamide to 2,3-dimethylbuta-1,3-diene leads to N,N’-[(2E)-2,3-dimethylbut-2-ene-1,4-diyl]bis(trifluoroacetamide) and [(2RS,3SR)-N-(2,3-dihydroxy-4-iodo-2,3-dimethylbutyl)trifluoroacetamide. A tentative mechanism is proposed.