MHT CET Chemistry question

The compound formed when propionaldehyde reacts with dil. NaOH solution is

(A)\mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}COOCH_{2}CH_{2}CH_{3}}
(B)\mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}CHOHCH(CH_{3})CHO}Correct
(C)\mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}CHOHCH_{2}CH_{2}CHO}
(D)\mathrm{CH_{3}CH_{2}COCH_{2}CH_{2}CHO}

Answer: (B)

Solution

Propanal undergoes aldol addition in which the alpha-carbon of one molecule bonds to the carbonyl carbon of another, giving 3-hydroxy-2-methylpentanal

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