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Chapter 17: 17-57P (page 847)

An aldol addition can be catalyzed by acids as well as by bases. Propose a mechanism for the acid-catalyzedaldol addition of propanal.

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In an aldol addition reaction, the enolate ion of an aldehyde or a ketone reacts with the carbonyl carbon of another molecule of aldehyde or ketone, which results in the formation of a -hydroxy aldehyde or a -hydroxy ketone. The new C 卢 C bond forms between the -carbon of one molecule (the nucleophile) and the carbonyl carbon. Therefore, the carbon attached to OH is adjacent to the carbon attached to the carbonyl group.

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Aldol addition reaction

In an aldol addition reaction, the enolate ion of an aldehyde or a ketone reacts with the carbonyl carbon of another molecule of aldehyde or ketone, which results in the formation of a -hydroxy aldehyde or a -hydroxy ketone. The new C 卢 C bond forms between the -carbon of one molecule (the nucleophile) and the carbonyl carbon. Therefore, the carbon attached to OH is adjacent to the carbon attached to the carbonyl group.

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Mechanism of the reaction

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Kinetic enolate formation

When the temperature is low, LDA will remove the-H which is less substituted.

The reaction and the products are given below:

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