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aldol condensation of but-2-enal

aldol condensation of but-2-enal

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Ramesh V
70 Points
14 years ago

Crotonaldehyde is a chemical compound with the formula CH3CH=CHCHO

Crotonaldehyde is produced by the aldol condensation of acetaldehyde:

2 CH3CHO → CH3CH=CHCHO + H2O

It simply follows this mechanism,

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aman thakur
31 Points
13 years ago
2 CH3CHO → CH3CH=CHCHO + H2O

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