Answer to Question #318318 in Organic Chemistry for cay

Question

Assuming that the nitrogen in enamine is sp2 hybridized, explain why the double bond of an enamine is more nucleophilic than a typical alkene double bond.

Answer 1

Enamine is compound of alkene and amine. In this enamine, bond is electron rich as we know that both C and N of alkene and Nitrogen family with in this the electrons are delocalized and thus lower the system's energy.