ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACID
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Which of the following will undergo aldol condensation
1 Acetaldehyde
2 Propanaldehyde
3 Trideuteroacetaldehyde
4 All of these
Explanation:
(d) Deuterium behaves like and hence trideuteroacetaldehyde also undergoes aldol condensation but benzaldehyde does not since it has no -hydrogen.