Table 2.

Effect of acetonitrile on the conversion of 1 (0.1 mM) within 30 min in the presence of acetophenone (1% v/v).

Acetonitrile (% v/v)	% Conversion of 1[a]
20[b]	28 ± 2
50[b]	58 ± 1
90[c]	95 ± 1

^[a]aAverage ± std. dev. of 3 experiments.

^[b]Acetonitrile in phosphate buffer (10 mM, pH = 7.2).

^[c]Acetonitrile in water.