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प्रश्न
Write the products formed when CH3CHO reacts with the following reagents: CH3CHO in the presence of dilute NaOH
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उत्तर १
Two molecules of ethanal condense in presence of a dilute NaOH to form 3 hydroxybutanal.

उत्तर २
Reaction of acetaldehyde with acetaldehyde in the presence of dilute NaOH, this is the kind of Aldol reaction by which obtained 3-hydroxybutanal as product. Further proceed reaction when using heat in the reaction, its gives aldol condensation product which is But-2-enal

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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is meant by the following term? Give an example of the reaction in the following case.
Aldol
How will you convert ethanal into the following compound?
But-2-enal
Write structural formulas and names of four possible aldol condensation products from propanal and butanal. In each case, indicate which aldehyde acts as nucleophile and which as electrophile.
What is substituted imine called?
Explain aldol condensation reaction in detail.
Why are carboxylic acids more acidic than alcohols or phenols although all of them have hydrogen atom attached to a oxygen atom \[\ce{(-O-H)}\]?
Identify A and B from the following reaction:
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{.................}\\
|\phantom{....................}\\
\phantom{}\ce{2CH3 - C = O ->[Ba(OH)2] A ->[Δ] B + H2O}
\end{array}\]
The major product of the following reaction is:

When acetaldehyde is treated with dilute NaOH, the following reaction is observed.
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{2CH3 - CHO ->[dil.NaOH] CH3 - CH - CH2 - CHO}\\
\phantom{...............}|\\
\phantom{.................}\ce{OH}
\end{array}\]
- What are the functional groups in the product?
- Can another product be formed during the same reaction? (Deduce the answer by doing atomic audit of reactant and product).
- Is this an addition reaction or condensation reaction?
Write a note on the aldol condensation reaction of acetaldehyde.
