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Draw the structure of the product formed in the following reaction when the aromatic aldehyde is...

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Draw the structure of the product formed in the following reaction when the aromatic aldehyde is present in excess.

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Concepts and reason

The reaction in which an aldol product is formed by the nucleophilic addition of enolate with carbonyl carbon of aldehyde is known as an aldol reaction. The aldol product undergoes dehydration to form a conjugated aldehyde which is represented as aldol condensation.

Fundamentals

Aldol condensation involve following steps:

1.Formation of enolate.

هل ماتيل
OH
H
?
CH
H
H

2.Enolate addition on carbonyl carbon.

sh
CH3
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- CH3
I

3.Formation of Aldol product.

HcCH,
CH3

4.Dehydration of Aldol product.

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ΙΩ
CH3
HT
CH3

CH2O
-H
CH₂

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for
CH3OH
:OH

I
Loss of OH

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CH30
CH OH

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