<p>equiether: i think it’s to deprotonate the H+'s from the amides</p>
<p>flutter: that’s an acetal so when you add H3O+ it turns into an aldehyde, the alcohol generates from step 1 then attacks</p>
<p>equiether: i think it’s to deprotonate the H+'s from the amides</p>
<p>flutter: that’s an acetal so when you add H3O+ it turns into an aldehyde, the alcohol generates from step 1 then attacks</p>