Treatment a β-keto ester 1 with a base and then with methyl iodide leads to product 3. The new carbon-carbon bond that is formed in this process is :
A
a
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B
b
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C
c
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D
d
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Solution
The correct option is D d It is a nucleophilic addition reaction. The new bond would form at the most positive carbon. Therefore the new C−C bond formed is bond d.