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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

find the product of the aldol condensation

CH3CHO+CH3CH2CHO=

Profile image of ankit  raj
15 Years agoGrade 12
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15 Years ago

this is an example of crossed aldol condensation , two products are formed by reaction with each other and other two products are formed by reacting themselves . a carbanion is formed in each reaction at the alfa position of carbonyl group which acts as the nucleophile and attacks on carbonyl carbon of other compound.