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What will be the products of this reaction?
What will be the products of this reaction?
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β-hydroxy ketone on reacting with strong base will undergo retro aldol reaction. It is a reverse of aldol reaction.
Initially the strong base will abstract the acidic proton from the OH and forms a keto group which leads to C−C bond breakage to form carbanion followed by proton abstraction.
β-hydroxy ketone on reacting with strong base will undergo retro aldol reaction. It is a reverse of aldol reaction.
Initially the strong base will abstract the acidic proton from the OH and forms a keto group which leads to C−C bond breakage to form carbanion followed by proton abstraction.
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