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Conjugate addition

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Organic Chemistry

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Conjugate addition is a type of nucleophilic addition reaction where a nucleophile adds to the β-carbon of an α,β-unsaturated aldehyde or ketone. This process expands the molecule by forming a new carbon-carbon bond, effectively incorporating the nucleophile into the molecule.

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