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  4. Acetophenone when reacted with a base, C 2 H 5 ONa, yields a stable compound which has the structure

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Q. Acetophenone when reacted with a base, $C _{2} H _{5} ONa$, yields a stable compound which has the structure

AIPMTAIPMT 2008Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Aldehydes and ketones with $\alpha$-hydrogen atom, when reacted with a base yields aldol which on heating loses water molecule to give $\alpha , \beta$-unsaturated aldehydes or ketones.
This reaction is called aldol condensation reaction.

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