Question

Write a chemical equation to illustrate the following name reaction:

Aldol condensation.

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{...}\ce{O}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{O}\phantom{.................}\ce{OH}\phantom{.........}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{...}||\phantom{....}|\phantom{......}||\phantom{..................}|\phantom{...........}||\\
\ce{CH3 - C + CH2 - C ->[Dil. NaOH] CH3 - C - CH2 - C - H}\\
|\phantom{............}|\phantom{..................}|\phantom{..........}\\
\ce{\underset{2 molecules of acetaldehyde}{H\phantom{...........}H}}\phantom{..............}\ce{H}\phantom{............}
\end{array}\]