ENAMINE

An 'enamine' is an unsaturated compound derived by the reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a secondary amine followed by loss of H₂O.
If one of the nitrogen substituents is H, it is the tautomeric form of an imine. This usually will rearrange to the imine; however there are several exceptions (such as aniline).

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$R\_2C=CR-NR\_2$
An analogy may be made between an enol and an ketone or aldehyde and the enamine and an imine.

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★ Thorpe reaction