From what aldehyde or ketone is the given molecule prepared by an aldol reaction?
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From what aldehyde or ketone is the given molecule prepared by an aldol reaction?
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Formation of Enones:
Aldol condensation is an organic reaction that can generate enones. Carbonyl compounds (Aldehydes and ketones) that contain at least one alpha-hydrogen participate in this reaction. The reagent for the reactions is a dilute alkali and a catalyst.
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View this answerThe retrosynthetic pathway can be used to detect the aldehyde or ketone needed to produce the given compound.
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Hence, we can synthesize the...
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Chapter 5 / Lesson 12Learn about the aldol condensation mechanism and reaction. Understand what an aldol condensation reaction is, and explore reactions that undergo aldol condensation.