“…Starting materials amides 1-allyl- N -methoxycyclobutanecarboxamide ( 1a ), 1-allyl- N -methoxycyclohexanecarboxamide ( 1b ), N -methoxy-2,2-dimethylpent-4-enamide ( 1c ), 2-ethyl- N -methoxy-2-methylpent-4-enamide ( 1d ), 2-allyl- N -methoxy-2-methylpent-4-enamide ( 1f ), and N -methoxy-2-vinylbenzamide ( 1m ) were synthesized by using a known literature method, 18 as were N -methoxy-2,2-diphenylpent-4-enamide ( 1e ), 1-allyl- N -ethoxycyclohexanecarboxamide ( 1h ), 19 N -methoxypent-4-enamide ( 1g ), 5i N -ethoxypent-4-enamide ( 1u ), 20 N -(benzyloxy)pent-4-enamide ( 1v ), 5a N -methoxy-2,2-diphenylhex-5-enamide ( 1w ), 21 ( E )- N -methoxy-2,2-diphenylhex-4-enamide ( 1q ), 22 N ,5-dimethoxy-2-vinylbenzamide ( 1y ), 5b N -methoxy-2-phenylpent-4-enamide ( 1z ). 5b Starting material for the synthesis of 2g N -methoxy-2-methyl-pent-4-enamide ( 1n ) 5i .…”