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Question
Give reasons to support the answer:
Presence of Alpha hydrogen in aldehydes and ketones is essential for aldol condensation.
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Solution
The alpha hydrogen atoms are acidic in nature due to presence of electron withdrawing carbonyl group. These can be easily removed by a base and the carbanion formed is resonance stabilized.
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