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The reaction                 \[2C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\underset{O}{\mathop{||}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{C-O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}\xrightarrow{{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}ONa}}}\,\]\[C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{\underset{O}{\mathop{||}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}-\underset{\underset{O}{\mathop{||}}\,}{\mathop{C}}\,-O{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}+{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{5}}OH\]                 is called                [MP PMT 2003; KCET 1996]

A) Etard reaction   

B) Perkin's reaction

C) Claisen condensation    

D) Claisen Schmidt reaction