All are true or false   a) The initially formed b-hydroxy carbonyl compound loses water in a Aldol condensation. b) Equilibrium favors the starting materials with both aldehydes and ketones for Aldol reactions. c)The Claisen reaction is a type of nucleophilic addition? d) The b-hydroxy carbonyl product of an Aldol reaction is oftentimes not the final isolated product. e)b-Ketoester and an enolate are the two starting materials for a Robinson annulation

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All are true or false

 

a) The initially formed b-hydroxy carbonyl compound loses water in a Aldol condensation.

b) Equilibrium favors the starting materials with both aldehydes and ketones for Aldol reactions.

c)The Claisen reaction is a type of nucleophilic addition?

d) The b-hydroxy carbonyl product of an Aldol reaction is oftentimes not the final isolated product.

e)b-Ketoester and an enolate are the two starting materials for a Robinson annulation

 

 

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