“…N -(2-Bromoallyl)- N -phenylacetamide, isolated by flash column chromatography (petroleum ether/ethyl acetate = 16:1) in 42% yield (1601 mg), pale yellow oil. 1 H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ = 1.91 (s, 3H), 4.60 (s, 2H), 5.51 (s, 1H), 5.65 (s, 1H), 7.24–7.27 (m, 2H), 7.34–7.44 (m, 3H); 13 C{ 1 H} NMR (100 MHz, CDCl 3 ) δ = 170.5, 142.2, 129.7, 128.6, 128.2, 128.0, 119.5, 56.3, 22.7; HRMS (ESI-TOF) calcd for C 11 H 13 BrNO + ([M + H] + ) 254.0175.…”