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The Michael addition of primary aliphatic nitro compounds to alpha,beta-unsaturated enones, performed in aqueous media, provides the one-pot synthesis of 1,4-diketones, 1,4-diols, delta-nitroalkanols, and hydroxytetrahydrofurans, respectively, by the appropriate choice of the reaction conditions.
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