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Q. Acetaldehyde undergoes self-condensation in presence of aluminium ethoxide to give ethyl acetate. This reaction is called:

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This is called Tischenko reaction $ \underset{\text{Acetaldehyde}}{\mathop{2C{{H}_{3}}CHO}}\,\xrightarrow{Al{{(O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}})}_{3}}}\underset{\text{Ethyl}\,\text{acetate}}{\mathop{C{{H}_{3}}COO{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}}}\, $