Statement- I Acrolein containing aldehyde group undergoes aldol condensation with alkali.
Statement- II The double bond breaks when treated with NaOH. H2C=CH−CHONaOH→HCHO+CH3CHO
A
Both the statements are true and statement-II is the correct explanation of statement-I.
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B
Both statements are true but statement-II is not the correct explanation of statement-I.
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C
Statement-I is true but statement-II is false
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D
Statement-I is false but statement-II is true.
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Solution
The correct option is D Statement-I is false but statement-II is true. assertion is wrong because the alpha hydrogen in acrolein is not acidic enough to take part in aldol condensation