A study of the chromous chloride promoted addition of various N-chloro-and N- bromoamides (ZCONHX) to a variety of olefins shows that two types of addition products can be obtained, namely N-(2-haloalkyl) amides (1, 2-adducts) which generally predominate and N-alkylamides (1, H-adducts). The total yield of addition products, the relative proportion of N-(2-haloalkyl) amide (s) and N-alkylamide, and the stereochemistry of 1, 2-addition to ...
