5) Let's walk through the Robinson annulation a) First, a Michael addition occurs between an enolate and an unsaturated ketone. Draw the mechanism and product of this reaction. Base b) What aldehyde/ketone could be used to synthesize the enone in part a?

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5)
Let's walk through the Robinson annulation
a)
First, a Michael addition occurs between an enolate and an unsaturated ketone.
Draw the mechanism and product of this reaction.
Base
b)
What aldehyde/ketone could be used to synthesize the enone in part a?
Transcribed Image Text:5) Let's walk through the Robinson annulation a) First, a Michael addition occurs between an enolate and an unsaturated ketone. Draw the mechanism and product of this reaction. Base b) What aldehyde/ketone could be used to synthesize the enone in part a?
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