Acetaldehyde undergoes aldol condensation but trimethyl acetaldehyde doesnot.explaine
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acetaldehyde undergoes aldol condensation as it contain an acidic alpha hydrogen whereas in the case of trimethyl acetaldehyde there is no presence of acidic alpha- hydrogen thus it does not give aldol condensation but it can give cannizzaro reaction
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Acetaldehyde has a chemical formula of , which contains -hydrogen atoms, but in trimethyl acetaldehyde, no -hydrogen atoms are present and hence, it cannot undergo aldol condensation reaction.
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