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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

The product formed in the aldol condensation of acetaldehyde is

Answer: (B)

Solution

Two molecules of acetaldehyde undergo base-catalyzed aldol addition: the enolate (on the α-carbon)

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