Iodoacetamide: spot the fabricated intermediate

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Two-step route to iodoacetamide: Finkelstein swap on chloroacetamide goes through an intermediate, then opens to the product. Step 1 draws an isolated intermediate. Inspect that structure carefully.

Finkelstein halide exchange mechanism

When a cyclic intermediate is consistent with mechanism vs invented

SN2 displacement on alpha-halo amides

Find the flaw

Click the step that contains the flaw, or pick “No flaw” if you think every step is correct.

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