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Draw the structure of the major organic product of the following reaction.

NaOCH2CH3
------------------------------→
95% aq. ethanol, 20°

Predict whether the product will be an aldol or an enone.
You do not have to consider stereochemistry.
You do not have to explicitly draw H atoms.
Do not include lone pairs in your answer.
They will not be considered in the grading.
If no reaction occurs, draw the organic starting material.

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4 votes

Answer:

Aldol

Step-by-step explanation:

The reaction will be an aldol.

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