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crotonaldehyde(CH3CH=CHCHO) and Cinnamaldehyde (C6H5 CH=CHCHO) give aldol condensation na

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Debotosh.. ·

no, cinnamaldehyde does not go for aldol ! it doesnot have γ- hydrogen atoms !

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decoder ·

γ- hydrogen atoms!!!!!!!!!!! yaar now why these hydrogens are needed for aldol plz explain

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$ourav @@@ -- WILL Never give ·

it will be alpha hydrogens...wont it?

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Gone.. ·

ya guys he obviously meant alpha-hydrogen..there is nothing called y-hydrogen.

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decoder ·

but dude it has alpha hydrogens ...........

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Debotosh.. ·

ALDOL CONDENSATION IN α,β unsaturated aldehydes occurs only when γ-hydrogen atoms,that undergo condensation with carbonyl group of the other molecule in presence of base !

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