https://joechem.io/videos/43 for video on jOeCHEM and attached worksheet + solution (below video on jOeCHEM aka the link)

In this video, we look at a functional group called enonesor alpha, beta unsaturated carbonylsand how they are prime candidates to be attacked by nucleophiles in a 1,4 fashion.

We will specifically look at the Michael Addition, which is when an enolate (a soft nucleophile) attacks an enone. However, you can attack enones in a 1,4 fashion with any "soft" nucleophile, and we'll see an example of that by attacking an enone with a cuprate.

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