When a mixture of benzaldehyde and acetophenone is treated with dilute NaOH at 293 K, it forms

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When a mixture of benzaldehyde and acetophenone is treated with dilute NaOH at 293 K, it forms (A) 2,3-diphenyl propanal (B) 1,1-diphenylpropan-2-one-1-ol (C) 1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1 -one (D) 1,2-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one

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It is an example of cross-aldol condensation <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/194a7476e8ea41f6334fc8cf2ae56ef9-.png" />

Q. When a mixture of benzaldehyde and acetophenone is treated with dilute $N a O H$ at $293 K$ , it forms

2,3-diphenyl propanal

1,1-diphenylpropan-2-one-1-ol

1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1 -one

1,2-diphenylprop-2-en-1-one

1,3-diphenylprop-2-en-1-al

It is an example of cross-aldol condensation

Q. When a mixture of benzaldehyde and acetophenone is treated with dilute NaOH at 293K, it forms