Multiple choice

Which of the following can be excluded from the category of the electrophilic addition reaction?

  1. A halogenation reaction

  2. A hydrohalogenation reaction

  3. The Michael reaction

  4. The oxymercuration reaction

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C Correct answer
Explanation

The Michael reaction or Michael addition is the nucleophilic addition of a carbanion or another nucleophile to an alpha, beta unsaturated carbonyl compound. It belongs to the larger class of conjugate additions.