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Enamine Alkylation and Acylation
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon / Enamine Alkylation and Acylation / Problem 1

Provide the mechanism for the hydrolysis of the iminium salt shown below to produce the ketone. 

Hint: The process begins with water attacking, followed by the loss of a proton. Next, protonation occurs on the nitrogen, allowing the amine to leave and yield a protonated ketone.

(Ignore stereochemistry)

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