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can you suggest why the aldols condensation between benzaldehyde and cyclopentanone proceeds slowly

can you suggest why the aldols condensation between benzaldehyde and cyclopentanone proceeds slowly

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Ketones are less susceptible than aldehydes to attack by nucleophiles, so aldol reaction occur more slowly with ketones. The relatively high reactivity of aldehydes in competing aldol reactions is what causes them to give low yield of alpha-alkylation products.

And also the nucleophile formed by cyclopentanone is stabilized by keto-enol tautomerism.

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