Textbook Question
Can 2,4-pentanedione undergo an intramolecular aldol addition? If so, why? If not, why not?
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Can 2,4-pentanedione undergo an intramolecular aldol addition? If so, why? If not, why not?
Draw the product of the reaction of each of the following compounds with a base:
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Some (but not all) of the following keto esters can be formed by Dieckmann condensations. Determine which ones are possible, and draw the starting diesters.
Show how octane-2,7-dione might cyclize to a cycloheptenone. Explain why ring closure to the cycloheptenone is not favored.