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The enamine of cyclohexanone with pyrrolidine is treated with each of the following, then with . Which give a new C-C bond at the alpha carbon of the ketone?

  1. A (methyl vinyl ketone)
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: A, B, C

The enamine beta carbon is a soft nucleophile. It undergoes SN2 with methyl iodide, conjugate (Michael) addition to methyl vinyl ketone and acylation with acetyl chloride. tert-Butyl bromide is a tertiary halide, which undergoes elimination, not SN2, so no C-alkylation occurs.
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