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Acid catalyzed aldol condensation of acetophenone and benzaldehyde
All the reactions are fairly reversible with Final (dehydration) step lying more favorable towards products. (P.S. it is also reversible to certain extent, if water remains in the reaction mixture, otherwise it is irreversible)
Answer the second question please Experiment You have just started graduate school at a prominent university, and are l...
Answer the second question please Experiment You have just started graduate school at a prominent university, and are looking forward to developing new drugs (which as an aside you've decided is easier to explain to your family at holidays when they ask "so what is it that you do?"). As you know by now, many drugs are derived from or inspired by natural products. One such molecule that you keep reading about is curcumin, which is the reason turmeric is...