Q. Predict the product,

A) [image:12_image30.emf]
B) [image:12_image31.emf]
C) [image:12_image32.emf]
D) [image:12_image33.emf]
Explanation

(b)
Nucleophiles that are relatively weak bases such as $CN^{-},RNH_{2}$and $X^{-}$ give conjugate addition, whereas strong bases such as $R - Li,R - Mg - X$ give direct addition.
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Dr. Abubacker
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Ph.D. in Physics with 19+ years of teaching experience.