= Vinyl pentanoate
{title2=$\mathrm{CH_2=CHOC(O)(CH_2)_3CH_3}$}
<Vinyl pentanoate> is the <ester> $\mathrm{CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2C(=O)OCH=CH_2}$. Its pentanoyl portion and its vinyl portion provide chemically distinct sites for reaction.
During acyl transfer, release of vinyl alcohol can be followed by conversion to <acetaldehyde>. Coupling these transformations can favour transfer of the acyl group, illustrating how a product's subsequent reaction changes an overall equilibrium.
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