What Are the Two Starting Materials for a Robinson Annulation

question 4

Multiple Choice

What are the two starting materials for a Robinson annulation?

• A) an  ,  -unsaturated carbonyl compound and an enolate
• B) a  -ketoester and an enolate
• C) a 1,5-dicarbonyl compound and an enolate
• D) a 1,3-dicarbonyl compound and an enolate

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