Which of the following would be products of the following crossed aldol condensation reaction?
E) All would be products

Question

Which of the following would be products of the following crossed aldol condensation reaction? 
E) All would be products

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The crossed aldol condensation reaction involves combining two different carbonyl compounds with different electrophilic centers to form a new β-hydroxyketone. Since both reactants have different electrophilic centers, the resulting product(s) will contain all possible combinations of the two reactants. Therefore, all of the answer choices listed (A, B, C, D) would be products of the reaction. Thus, the correct answer is E - all would be products.

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