Question: Please explain in detail why answer a,b, c and e are false with reason and also please explain why answer d is correct. Then also
Sodium methoxide mainly underreacts with acrolein a) Formation of cyclopropane b) Deprotonation of the alpha carbon atom of acrolein c) Deprotonation of the aldehyde proton d) Addition at the beta carbon atom of acrolein (Michael addition) e) formation of methyl acrylate
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