Q23-4P
Question
Aldol condensation of 3-methyl cyclohexanone leads to a mixture of two enone products, not counting double-bond isomers. Draw them.
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ENONE contains 𝛂 – 𝛃 unsaturated carbonyl compound having alkene which is conjugated to ketone in the same compound.
1Step 1: Reaction with base(NaOH):
2Step 2: After heating the above product, we get the major and minor products:
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