how do you add carbonyl group to a carbon chain with br2?
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In the presence of a strong base, the ester loses an α-hydrogen to give a negatively charged carbon that then adds to the carbonylcarbon of an aldehyde. Acidification followed by loss of a water molecule gives an α, β-unsaturated ester.
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