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Base A carbonyl compound with an a hydrogen atom is converted by base into its enolate ion. An enolate ion The enolate ion acts as a nucleophilic donor and adds to the electrophilic carbonyl group of a second carbonyl compound. e Base Protonation of the tetrahedral alkoxide ion intermediate gives the neutral condensation product and regenerates the base catalyst New C-C bond ido Base A B-hydroxy carbonyl compound

Step 2: Enolate attacks second carbonyl compound View Full Mechanism I 00:05 00:08 СС Stens Next Sten

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