1) NaOEt Me OEt 2) H30* Could you show the mechanism please, also how do you know which alpha hydrogen to remove to form the enolate?

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1) NaOEt
Me
OEt
2) H30*
Could you show the mechanism please, also
how do you know which alpha hydrogen to
remove to form the enolate?
TE
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