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Predict the aldol reaction product of the following compounds:
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Aldehydes and ketones with a hydrogen atom undergo a base-catalyzed carbonyl condensation reaction called the aldol reaction.
An aldol reaction combines two molecules of the reactant by forming a bond between the carbon of one partner and the carbonyl carbon of the second partner. The product is a b-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone, meaning that the two oxygen atoms in the product have a 1,3 relationship.
1Step 1:
Aldehydes and ketones with a hydrogen atom undergo a base-catalyzed carbonyl condensation reaction called the aldol reaction.
2Step 2: (a)mechanism of aldol reaction is
3(b)Product of the second reactant is:
4(c)Product of the third reactant is:
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