An Enolate Attacks an Aldehyde and the Resulting Product Is

question 71

Multiple Choice

An enolate attacks an aldehyde and the resulting product is subsequently protonated. What type of reaction is this?

• A) a Fischer esterification
• B) an acid-catalyzed aldol condensation
• C) a base-mediated aldol condensation
• D) a Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction
• E) a Selman-Jones reaction

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