A) 3-hydroxy butanal
B) 2-hydroxy butanal
C) 4-hydroxy butanal
D) 3-hydroxy butanol
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
This reaction is aldol condensation \[\underset{\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,3-\text{hydroxy}\,\,\text{butanal}}{\mathop{2C{{H}_{3}}CHO\xrightarrow{\text{dil}\,\,\,\text{NaOH}}C{{H}_{3}}-\underset{OH}{\mathop{\underset{|\,\,\,\,\,\,}{\mathop{CH}}\,}}\,-C{{H}_{2}}-CHO}}\,\]You need to login to perform this action.
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