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  4. The 1,4 -addition of active methylene compounds to α, β-unsaturated compounds in the presence of base (sodium ethoxide or piperidine)is referred as 'Michael addition'. The α, β-unsaturated compound is regarded as acceptor while reactive methylene compound as donor <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/619d37c7d6ce0a28f3cdd25856f5a3a2-.png /> The mechanism of the reaction is given as, <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/ed61daae3fa943abc7ddc47ab516c957-.png /> Which of the following statements is correct?

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Q. The 1,4 -addition of active methylene compounds to $\alpha, \beta$-unsaturated compounds in the presence of base (sodium ethoxide or piperidine)is referred as 'Michael addition'. The $\alpha, \beta$-unsaturated compound is regarded as acceptor while reactive methylene compound as donor
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The mechanism of the reaction is given as,
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Which of the following statements is correct?

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

All the statements given above are correct