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What is aldol condensation reaction?


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Aldol condensation reaction

  • "Aldehydes and ketones having at least one α-hydrogen undergo a reaction in the presence of dilute alkali as a catalyst to form β-hydroxy aldehydes (aldol) or β-hydroxy ketones (ketol), respectively. This is known as Aldol reaction."
  • α-hydrogen is necessary for aldol condensation reaction.

Chemical reaction

  • Aldol condensation of ethanol is as follows

  • The mechanism for aldol condensation of ethanol is as follows


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