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The acyl group is a protecting group for amines. Amines can be acylated using acetic anhydride, and deacylated with base.
Propose a mechanism for each reaction.
These reactions are both nucleophilic acyl substitution under basic conditions. See problem 705 for the mechanism in detail.
