Addition of methyl acetoacetate to 2-nitrovinamidinium hexafluorophosphate salts leads to the formation of anilines or phenols in good to excellent yields depending on the alkylamine substituents. Small substituents, e.g., pyrrolidine, lead to the formation of anilines while large substituents, e.g., N,N-diisopropyl, exclusively give phenols. Labeling studies implicate a [1,5]-H shift proceeding with excellent isotopic fidelity.
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