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why is it important to maintain equivalent proportion of reagents in aldol condensation of benzaldehyde and acetone to form dibenzalacetone?
the product formed has a pale yellow color.why?
pls help me..thanks
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Re:aldol condensation
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2005, 04:08:35 PM »
why is it important to maintain equivalent proportion of reagents in aldol condensation of benzaldehyde and acetone to form dibenzalacetone?

So that two acetone molecules don't condensate together.

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