Q. The most likely acid-catalysed aldol condensation products of each of the two aldehydes and will respectively be Chemistry Question Image

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Solution:

The most likely acid-catalysed aldol condensation products of each of the two aldehydes I and II are represented by the option (D). The product of aldol condensation of aldehyde I undergoes dehydration as the double bond is in conjugation with double bond. This leads to stability.
The product of aldol condensation of aldehyde II will not undergo dehydration as the double bond is not in conjugation with double bond due to presence of a quaternary C atom.