S sbesbesbe Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jan 9, 2012 Messages 117 Reaction score 1 Points 4,551 Pre-Dental Aug 11, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi there SDN, I have a question on Q32 for OC section. It says aldol condensation BUT doesn't it have an enolizable H at alpha carbon thus should get rid of OH and produce a double bond? kinda confused...
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Hi there SDN, I have a question on Q32 for OC section. It says aldol condensation BUT doesn't it have an enolizable H at alpha carbon thus should get rid of OH and produce a double bond? kinda confused...
E EpicDentist Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 25, 2008 Messages 372 Reaction score 1 Points 4,531 Location NJ Pre-Dental Aug 12, 2012 #2 What is the starting compound? By the way, you dont always form a double bond. Upvote 0 Downvote
