ОН О OH ОН О H. B For the "crossed" aldol reaction that lead to product C, did the kind of base used make any difference to the reaction outcome? If so, what happened?

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For the "crossed" aldol reaction that lead to product C, did the kind of base used make any difference to
the reaction outcome? If so, what happened?
Transcribed Image Text:ОН О OH ОН О H. B For the "crossed" aldol reaction that lead to product C, did the kind of base used make any difference to the reaction outcome? If so, what happened?
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The structure of product C is represented as follows:

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The reaction in which two same or different carbonyl compounds containing alpha hydrogen are used with a base leads to removal of acidic hydrogen and forms an enolate ion which acts as a nucleophile for other carbonyl compound which is acting as an electrophile is termed as cross aldol reaction. If same carbonyl groups are used then there will be formation of 2 products but if different carbonyl groups are used then there will be formation of four different products.

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