Q. Cinnamic aldehyde is prepared by

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Solution:

A base , catalysed cros aldol condensation between an aromatic aldehyde and an aliphatic aldehyde or 'a . ketone is called Claisen-Schmidt condensation or simply.Claisen reaction.