Question

Aldol condensation proceeds by carbon-carbon bond formation between an enolate donor and a carbonyl acceptor. For each of the following aldol products (a through e) select a donor and an acceptor compound from the list at the bottom of the page (compounds A through H). Write the letter corresponding to your selection in the appropriate answer box.

Answer 1

Solution:-

For each of the given aldol product, the donor and acceptor are as follows-

	Donor	Acceptor
a.	C	C
b.	E	D
c.	B	A
d.	G	G
e.	F	B