Question

Acid cataylsed self condesation reaction of olifins

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The acid-catalyzed Aldol reaction is a [1,2]-addition reaction between an enol and an aldehyde or ketone. ... Secondly, employing an aldehyde as the second component will help to minimize the self-Aldol of the ketone, since aldehydes are more reactive than ketones for steric reasons.

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